CVE catalog
CVE-2023-26923
musescore3: CVE-2023-26923
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026
Musescore 3.0 to 4.0.1 has a stack buffer overflow vulnerability that occurs when reading misconfigured midi files. If attacker can additional information, attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | musescore2 | sid | 2.3.2+dfsg4-17 | not affected |
| Debian | musescore2 | trixie | 2.3.2+dfsg4-16 | not affected |
| Debian | musescore2 | bookworm | 2.3.2+dfsg4-15 | not affected |
| Debian | musescore3 | sid | 3.2.3+dfsg2-21 | fixed |
| Debian | musescore3 | forky | 3.2.3+dfsg2-21 | fixed |
| Debian | musescore3 | trixie | 3.2.3+dfsg2-19 | fixed |
| Debian | musescore3 | bookworm | 3.2.3+dfsg2-16 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 16.04 | 2.0.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 16.04 | 2.0.2+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 16.04 | 2.0.2+dfsg-2build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 16.04 | 2.0.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 18.04 | 2.1.0+dfsg1-0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 18.04 | 2.1.0+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 18.04 | 2.1.0+dfsg2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 18.04 | 2.1.0+dfsg2-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 18.04 | 2.1.0+dfsg3-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 18.04 | 2.1.0+dfsg3-3build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 20.04 | 3.2.3+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 20.04 | 3.2.3+dfsg1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 20.04 | 3.2.3+dfsg1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 20.04 | 3.2.3+dfsg1-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | musescore | 20.04 | 3.2.3+dfsg1-4build1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | musescore2 | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | musescore2 | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | musescore2 | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | musescore3 | source | sid | 3.2.3+dfsg2-18 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | musescore3 | source | forky | 3.2.3+dfsg2-18 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | musescore3 | source | trixie | 3.2.3+dfsg2-18 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | musescore3 | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.