CVE-2017-18238 — Infinite Loop in Project Exempi

CWE-835 — Infinite Loop9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exempi Project ExempiDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedMar 15
Latest updateMay 13

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianexempi_project/exempi< 2.4.4-1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0

Patches

Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org ↗Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-g9gf-wjcv-fpq5: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2017-18238: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2↗2018-03-15
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OSV
CVE-2017-18238: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2↗2018-03-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Exempi vulnerabilities↗2018-06-04
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Red Hat
exempi: Infinite loop in TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/QuickTime_Support.cpp↗2018-03-20
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Debian
CVE-2017-18238: exempi - An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedB...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18238 exempi: Infinite loop TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/QuickTime_Support.cpp [fedora-all]↗2018-03-20
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18238 exempi: Infinite loop in TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/QuickTime_Support.cpp↗2018-03-20
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