CVE-2011-2911

Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadWav function in src/load_wav.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2012-06-07 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2911 is rated Moderate Risk (60.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.35%). EPSS rose +2.20% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2911

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.14% 4.35% +2.20%
2 2026-04-29 2.88% 2.14% -0.74%
3 2026-01-19 — 2.88% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2911

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2911

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2911

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-2911 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmodplug), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2911
gentoo normal CVE-2011-2911: 2 GLSA(s) (201203-14, 201203-16), 2 atom(s) (media-libs/libmodplug, media-plugins/audacious-plugins); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-2911
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2911
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-2911 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (gst-plugins-bad0.10, libmodplug), 12 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 5, not-affected 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2911

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2911

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug <= 0.8.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
konstanty_bialkowski libmodplug 0.8.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2911

URL Tags
http://jira.atheme.org/browse/AUDPLUG-394
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063786.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00019.html
http://modplug-xmms.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=modplug-xmms/modplug-xmms%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2d4c56de314ab13e4437bd8b609f0b751066eee8
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1264.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45131 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45658 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45742 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45901 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46032 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46043 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46793 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48058 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48434 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48439 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/modplug-xmms/files/libmodplug/0.8.8.4/
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1255-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2415
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201203-14.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201203-16.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/10/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/4
http://www.osvdb.org/74208
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48979
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68983
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