CVE-1999-0946

Summary

CVE-1999-0946 is a vulnerability affecting the Yamaha MidiPlug software. The issue arises from a buffer overflow in the handling of Text variables contained within EMBED tags. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious MIDI file and cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to system compromise. This vulnerability was discovered in 1999 and poses a significant risk to users who handle untrusted MIDI files.

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