[ CVE-2026-121941 · Published 4 Nov 2026 ]
Vulnerability in munt libmt32emu
CVSS 7.8
No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
[ Description ]Official 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.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/munt/munt/blob/libmt32emu_2_8_3/mt32emu/src/MidiStreamParser.cpp
- github.com/munt/munt/commit/1749f7fed5cdb3a9015acce076a1512b1615dc3b
- github.com/munt/munt/issues/149
- hackmd.io/@haindpwn/munt-midistreamparser-oversized-sysex-heap-overflow
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libmt32emu-before-2.8.4-heap-buffer-overflow-via-midistrea…
- hackmd.io/@haindpwn/cve-2026-121941-munt-midistreamparser-oversized-sysex-heap-overflow