FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 2.2.4 until 2.5.6, configuring synth.midi-channels above 16 allows the MIDI player to index _fluid_player_t::channel_isplaying outside its fixed-size heap allocation while tracking active channels. The resulting out-of-bounds reads and writes invoke undefined behavior and may compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. No crafted MIDI file is required because the unsafe condition is created by the channel-count configuration itself. Keeping synth.midi-channels at its default value of 16 avoids the vulnerable path. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6.
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| Description | FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 2.2.4 until 2.5.6, configuring synth.midi-channels above 16 allows the MIDI player to index _fluid_player_t::channel_isplaying outside its fixed-size heap allocation while tracking active channels. The resulting out-of-bounds reads and writes invoke undefined behavior and may compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. No crafted MIDI file is required because the unsafe condition is created by the channel-count configuration itself. Keeping synth.midi-channels at its default value of 16 avoids the vulnerable path. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6. | |
| Title | FluidSynth: Heap Buffer Overflow in MIDI Player | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-122 CWE-125 CWE-787 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-09-18T20:01:14.342Z
Updated: 2026-09-25T16:13:08.897Z
Reserved: 2026-07-10T18:51:13.920Z
Link: CVE-2026-61714
Updated: 2026-09-25T16:13:04.679Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-09-18T20:17:18.270
Modified: 2026-09-25T17:17:09.700
Link: CVE-2026-61714
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