CVE-2017-18237

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-07-25
CWE:
CWE-476
Bugzilla:
1559599: CVE-2017-18237 exempi: null pointer dereference in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted .ps file.

Find out more about CVE-2017-18237 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 PostScript format.

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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