CVE-2017-12781

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Published Nov 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The EBML_BufferToID function in ebmlelement.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Null pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mkv file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:matroska:libebml2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkclean:0.8.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkvalidator:0.5.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-4320	The EBML_BufferToID function in ebmlelement.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Null pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mkv file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.415% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144902/mkvalidator-0.5.1-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/19
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/foundation-source/issues/24

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Matroska Libebml2 Mkclean Mkvalidator

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 9, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:51 PM
Reserved: Aug 10, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:03 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 10, 2017, 2:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:03 AM

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