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CVE-2017-18237
An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- bugs.freedesktop.org /show_bug.cgi?id=101914 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- cgit.freedesktop.org /exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-18237
- NVD: CVE-2017-18237
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