Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting exempi package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.42% (75th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-EXEMPI-296952
- published 15 Mar 2018
- disclosed 15 Mar 2018
Introduced: 15 Mar 2018
CVE-2017-18238 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:9 exempi.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exempi package and not the exempi package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/QuickTime_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .qt file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18238
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102483
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=886cd1d2314755adb1f4cdb99c16ff00830f0331
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-18238
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/