CVE-2018-7729 — Out-of-bounds Read in Project Exempi

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 42.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Exempi Project ExempiCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedMar 6
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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.

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< 2.4.5-1+3

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 17.10

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-qfmg-v7xj-8gxc: An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-7729: An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2↗2018-03-06
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OSV
CVE-2018-7729: An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2↗2018-03-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Exempi vulnerabilities↗2018-06-04
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Red Hat
exempi: Stack-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp:PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() allows for denial of service↗2018-02-22
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Debian
CVE-2018-7729: exempi - An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2.4.4. There is a stack-based buffer o...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7728 CVE-2018-7729 CVE-2018-7730 CVE-2018-7731 exempi: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2018-03-14
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7729 exempi: Stack-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp:PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() allows for denial of service↗2018-03-14
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