CVE-2017-18237 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-18237?

CVE-2017-18237 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-18237?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Exempi Project Exempi.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exempi Project	Exempi	< 2.4.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e40Patch
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e40Patch

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-18237?

CVE-2017-18237 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 serv...

How severe is CVE-2017-18237?

CVE-2017-18237 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-18237?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Exempi Project Exempi.