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MilkytrackerApplication · Milkytracker Project

CVE-2022-34927

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-08-03
Patch available
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Public exploit No privileges Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
MilkyTracker v1.03.00 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component LoaderXM::load. This vulnerability is triggered when the program is supplied a crafted XM module file.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-787

The program writes past the bounds of a buffer, overwriting adjacent memory an attacker can turn to their advantage. Crafted input can overwrite control data and redirect execution. Remediation is validating every index and length before a write, plus modern memory-safety mitigations.

General guidance for the out-of-bounds write class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
MilkytrackerApplication
Affected:= 1.03.00

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
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Recommended fix High confidence

Latest stable MilkyTracker release (v1.04.00 or later)

  1. 1. Download the latest version of MilkyTracker from the official GitHub releases page (https://github.com/milkytracker/MilkyTracker/releases) or the official MilkyTracker website.
  2. 2. Verify the downloaded file integrity using checksums if provided.
  3. 3. Uninstall or replace the vulnerable MilkyTracker v1.03.00 installation.
  4. 4. Install the latest version which contains the security fix for the stack overflow vulnerability in LoaderXM::load.
  5. 5. Do not open untrusted or crafted XM module files with any version of MilkyTracker as a defense-in-depth measure.
Caveat Minimal risk - MilkyTracker is a music tracker application and newer versions primarily add features and bug fixes. Custom XM files should work in newer versions.

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