CVE-2017-18238

MEDIUM

Exempi < 2.4.4 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/QuickTime_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .qt file.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102483
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0052
EPSS Percentile 66.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
exempi_project/exempi < 2.4.4
Published Mar 15, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026