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CVE-2018-14347

Published: 17 July 2018

GNU Libextractor before 1.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method (mpeg_extractor.c).

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled malformed files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libextractor
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
trusty
Released (1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream Needed
(1:1.7-1)
impish Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
xenial
Released (1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1:1.7-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H