Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-18237
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-18237
- cpe:2.3:a:exempi_project:exempi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18237
0.40%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 58 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-18237
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-18237
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-18237
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https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048
exempi - Exempi 2.0. XMP metadata handling library based on Adobe XMP reference implementation. (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libopenraw/exempi)Patch
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914
101914 – segfault in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate()Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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