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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2005-0020 json

Buffer overflow in playmidi before 2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

published 2005-01-22 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0021

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in playmidi before 2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Patch / fix

  • playmidi Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4debian-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0020

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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