libmt32emu before 2.8.4 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in MidiStreamParserImpl::parseSysex that allows attackers to write past a heap allocation by supplying oversized unterminated SysEx messages. Attackers can feed more than 32768 SysEx data bytes through the mt32emu_parse_stream API via MIDI files, ports, or sequencer clients to corrupt heap memory and crash the application.

Project Subscriptions

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libmt32emu before 2.8.4 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in MidiStreamParserImpl::parseSysex that allows attackers to write past a heap allocation by supplying oversized unterminated SysEx messages. Attackers can feed more than 32768 SysEx data bytes through the mt32emu_parse_stream API via MIDI files, ports, or sequencer clients to corrupt heap memory and crash the application.
Title libmt32emu before 2.8.4 Heap Buffer Overflow via MidiStreamParserImpl::parseSysex
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-04T12:31:19.851Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T12:05:50.249Z

Link: CVE-2026-121941

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-04T13:17:28.560

Modified: 2026-11-04T13:17:28.560

Link: CVE-2026-121941

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T14:30:15Z

Weaknesses