CVE-2017-18236
N/A
Published: March 15, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:12 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxExempi
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.4.4
Affected range stops below 2.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102484x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=fe59605d3520bf2ca4e0a963d194f10e9fee5806Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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