CVE-2017-18236

Publication date 15 March 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The ASF_Support::ReadHeaderObject function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ASF_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted .asf file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
exempi 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Fixed 2.4.3-1ubuntu1.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
exempi

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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