CVE-2026-111163
Description
WildMIDI through 0.5.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in _WM_ParseNewHmi() in src/f_hmi.c that reads past buffers when handling 0xfe sub-events. Attackers can supply a crafted HMI file placing a 0xfe 0x10 sub-event near the buffer end to read up to four bytes past the allocation, crashing the decoding application.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi
- https://github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi/blob/340472ed4633d139d30c660b90eca03c1320e593/src/f_hmi.c#L268-L290
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/wildmidi-hmp-chunk-length-underflow-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wildmidi-through-0.5.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-wm-parsenewhmi
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.