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CVE-2017-18234
An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memcpy with resultant…
High7.8EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 23% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=c26d5beb60a5a85f76259f50ed3e08c8169b0a0c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180321 [SECURITY] [DLA 1310-1] exempi security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3668-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100397 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
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