CVE-2017-18235

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-07-25
CWE:
CWE-617
Bugzilla:
1559595: CVE-2017-18235 exempi: assertion failure in VPXChunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/WEBP_Support.cpp

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The VPXChunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/WEBP_Support.cpp does not ensure nonzero widths and heights, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted .webp file.

Find out more about CVE-2017-18235 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of Exempi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they did not include support for Web/P images.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 exempi Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exempi Not affected

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