CVE-2006-3879

Mikmod Sound System 3.2.2 - Denial of Service via GT2 Module XCOM Chunk Comment Length

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-3879. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a heap overflow vulnerability in libmikmod <= 3.2.2 by crafting a malicious GT2 file. The overflow occurs due to incorrect handling of the XCOM chunk size, leading to potential remote code execution.

Description

Integer overflow in the loadChunk function in loaders/load_gt2.c in libmikmod in Mikmod Sound System 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a GRAOUMF TRACKER (GT2) module file with a large (0xffffffff) comment length value in an XCOM chunk.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · cdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2073

This exploit targets a heap overflow vulnerability in libmikmod <= 3.2.2 by crafting a malicious GT2 file. The overflow occurs due to incorrect handling of the XCOM chunk size, leading to potential remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: libmikmod <= 3.2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to deliver a malicious GT2 file to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2967
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19134
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/lmmgt2ho-adv.txt
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21196
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441006/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1288
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.org/poc/lmmgt2ho.zip

Scores

EPSS 0.0477
EPSS Percentile 90.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (10)
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.0.3
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.1.6
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.1.7
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.1.8
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.1.9
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.1.10
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.1.11
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.2.0
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.2.1
miod_vallat/mikmod 3.2.2
Published Jul 27, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026