CVE-2017-12779

MEDIUM

mkvalidator 0.5.1 - Denial of Service via Crafted MKV File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Node_GetData function in corec/corec/node/node.c in mkvalidator 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Null pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mkv file.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/19

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0224
EPSS Percentile 80.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
matroska/mkvalidator 0.5.1
Published Nov 10, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026