Vulnerability · Published Jun 23, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-14940
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the tuxguitar package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.6% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.6%top 10.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in io/gpx/GPXDocumentReader.java in TuxGuitar 1.5.4. It uses misconfigured XML parsers, leading to XXE while loading GP6 (.gpx) and GP7 (.gp) tablature files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | tuxguitar | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14940 |
| Debian:13 | tuxguitar | 1.5.6+dfsg1-7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14940 |
| Debian:14 | tuxguitar | 1.5.6+dfsg1-7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tuxguitar | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tuxguitar | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14940 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tuxguitar | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14940 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tuxguitar | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14940 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tuxguitar | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14940 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/tuxguitar/bugs/126/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2020/06/tuxguitar.html x_refsource_MISC