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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44866

A buffer overflow in the GuitarPro1::read function of MuseScore Studio v4.3.2 allows attackers to to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted GuitarPro file.

Products
musescore, musescore2, musescore3
Affected versions
2.0.2+dfsg-1, 2.0.2+dfsg-2, 2.0.2+dfsg-2build1, 2.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1, 2.1.0+dfsg1-0.2, 2.1.0+dfsg1-1, 2.1.0+dfsg2-1, 2.1.0+dfsg2-1build1, 2.1.0+dfsg3-3, 2.1.0+dfsg3-3build1, 2.3.2+dfsg4-15, 2.3.2+dfsg4-15build2, 2.3.2+dfsg4-15build3, 2.3.2+dfsg4-16, 2.3.2+dfsg4-17, 3.2.3+dfsg1-1, 3.2.3+dfsg1-2, 3.2.3+dfsg1-3, 3.2.3+dfsg1-4, 3.2.3+dfsg1-4build1, 3.2.3+dfsg2-11, 3.2.3+dfsg2-16, 3.2.3+dfsg2-16build3, 3.2.3+dfsg2-16build4, 3.2.3+dfsg2-16build5, 3.2.3+dfsg2-17, 3.2.3+dfsg2-18, 3.2.3+dfsg2-19, 3.2.3+dfsg2-21
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2024-44866
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 01:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44866

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Mar 2025, 19:15 UTC

A buffer overflow in the GuitarPro1::read function of MuseScore Studio v4.3.2 allows attackers to to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via opening a crafted GuitarPro file.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44866

musescore

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musescore

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musescore

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musescore2

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musescore3

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musescore2

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musescore3

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musescore2

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musescore3

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musescore2

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musescore3

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musescore2

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musescore3

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Complete source record
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