CVE-2018-7729 : An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2.4.4. There is a stack-based buffer o

An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2.4.4. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() function in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp.

Published 2018-03-06 18:29:00

Updated 2020-10-26 12:17:06

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Products affected by CVE-2018-7729

Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 14.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 16.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 17.10
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exempi Project » Exempi
Versions up to, including, (<=) 2.4.4
cpe:2.3:a:exempi_project:exempi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7729

EPSS FAQ

0.34%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 56 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-7729

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-7729

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-7729

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/

USN-3668-1: Exempi vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCFXKOOATZ2B5G3G7EBXZWVZHEABN4ZV/

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CVEs referencing this url
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105206

105206 – (CVE-2018-7729) heap-buffer-overflow in PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() of exempi 2.4.4
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=baa4b8a02c1ffab9645d13f0bfb1c0d10d311a0c

exempi - Exempi 2.0. XMP metadata handling library based on Adobe XMP reference implementation. (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libopenraw/exempi)
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Products affected by CVE-2018-7729

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7729

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-7729

CWE ids for CVE-2018-7729

References for CVE-2018-7729