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CVE-2017-18238

Published: 15 March 2018

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/QuickTime_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .qt file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
exempi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (2.4.3-1ubuntu1.1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.4.5-2)
trusty
Released (2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1)
upstream
Released (2.4.4-1)
xenial
Released (2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=886cd1d2314755adb1f4cdb99c16ff00830f0331

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H