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CVE-2017-18237 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048 CVEPatch
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048 [email protected]Patch

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
exempi project exempi
< 2.4.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:exempi_project:exempi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-18237
NVD Published Date:
Mar 15, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-18237 Details - Not Deferred