CVE-2017-18236

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-08-30
CWE:
CWE-835
Bugzilla:
1559596: CVE-2017-18236 exempi: infinite loop ASF_Support::ReadHeaderObject function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ASF_Support.cpp

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The ASF_Support::ReadHeaderObject function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ASF_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted .asf file.

Find out more about CVE-2017-18236 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

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 Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exempi Will not fix

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