CVE-2006-1514 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the abcmidi-yaps translator in abcmidi 20050101, and other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC music files that trigger the overflows during translation into PostScript.

Published: 2006-04-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:abcmidi:abcmidi::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:abcmidi:abcmidi:2004-12-04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:abcmidi:abcmidi:2005-01-01:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1043-1	New abcmidi packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1518	Multiple buffer overflows in the abcmidi-yaps translator in abcmidi 20050101, and other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC music files that trigger the overflows during translation into PostScript.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05421.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19826
http://secunia.com/advisories/19829
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1043
http://www.osvdb.org/24974
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17704
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1531

History

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Subscriptions

Abcmidi Abcmidi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2006-04-27T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:12:22.222Z

Reserved: 2006-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1514

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-04-27T13:34:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1514

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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