CVE-2017-18237
published 2018-03-15CVE-2017-18237: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp allows…
PriorityP415medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.19%
64.5th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | exempi | < exempi 2.4.3-1 (bookworm) | exempi 2.4.3-1 (bookworm) |
| exempi_project | exempi | < 2.4.3 | 2.4.3 |
| exempi_project | exempi | >= 0 < 2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
| exempi_project | exempi | >= 0 < 2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
| exempi_project | exempi | >= 0 < 2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
| exempi_project | exempi | >= 0 < 2.4.3-1 | 2.4.3-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
exempi: null pointer dereference in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp
vendor_redhat·2017-07-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18237 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 exempi: null pointer dereference in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp
exempi: null pointer dereference in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp
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.
Statement: This issue did not affect the versions of Exempi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they did not include support for PostScript format.
Package: exempi (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: exempi (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: exempi (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-18237: exempi - An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The PostScript_Support::ConvertT...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18237 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18237: exempi - An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The PostScript_Support::ConvertT...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.4.3-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.4.3-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.4.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.4.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.4.3-1)
GHSA
GHSA-j3wm-c6rh-6rw8: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-18237 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-j3wm-c6rh-6rw8: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-18237: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2
osv·2018-03-15·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18237 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18237: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18237 exempi: null pointer dereference in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp
bugzilla·2018-03-22·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18237 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18237 exempi: null pointer dereference in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp
CVE-2017-18237 exempi: null pointer dereference in PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp
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.
Reference:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914
Patch:
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048
Discussion:
Created exempi tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1559578]
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Statement:
This issue did not affect the versions of Exempi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18233 CVE-2017-18234 CVE-2017-18235 CVE-2017-18236 CVE-2017-18237 exempi: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-22·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18233 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18233 CVE-2017-18234 CVE-2017-18235 CVE-2017-18236 CVE-2017-18237 exempi: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-18233 CVE-2017-18234 CVE-2017-18235 CVE-2017-18236 CVE-2017-18237 exempi: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
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Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue aff
2018-03-15
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