# CVE-2010-2971: loaders/load\_it.c in libmikmod, possibly 3.1.12, does not properly account for the larger size of name##env relative to name##tick and name#

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-08-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

loaders/load_it.c in libmikmod, possibly 3.1.12, does not properly account for the larger size of name##env relative to name##tick and name##node, which allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer over-read and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Impulse Tracker file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2546. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-3995.

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:151
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48244
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3033086&group_id=40531&atid=428227
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-10.xml
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614643
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2081

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