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CVE-2017-18233

Published: 15 March 2018

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. Integer overflow in the Chunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/RIFF.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .avi file.

Notes

AuthorNote
leosilva
patch doesn't work for old releases that not uses XIO class.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
exempi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.4.4-1)
xenial
Released (2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1)
artful
Released (2.4.3-1ubuntu1.1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.4.5-2)
trusty
Released (2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=65a8492832b7335ffabd01f5f64d89dec757c260

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H