CVE-2017-18234

exempi: Use after free via a PDF file containing JPEG data

Published Mar 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memcpy with resultant use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a .pdf file containing JPEG data, related to XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ReconcileTIFF.cpp, XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_MemoryReader.cpp, and XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_Support.hpp.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1310-1 exempi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9366 An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memcpy with resultant use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a .pdf file containing JPEG data, related to XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ReconcileTIFF.cpp, XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_MemoryReader.cpp, and XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_Support.hpp.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3668-1 Exempi vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00184}

epss

{'score': 0.00257}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved
Mar 15, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 15, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 25, 2017, 12:00 AM