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CVE-2017-18236 json

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4.

published 2018-03-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9368

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • exempi_project exempi 2.4.4
  • exempi Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18236

  • exempi Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1
  • exempi Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18236

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • exempi RHEL 7 2.2.0-9.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:2048

  • exempi SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +1 more 2.2.1-5.7.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3389-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-18236 updated cvss 3.3

exempi: Infinite loop in ASF_Support::ReadHeaderObject function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ASF_Support.cpp

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exempi
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) exempi 2.2.0-9.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) exempi-devel 2.2.0-9.el7, exempi-debuginfo 2.2.0-9.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) exempi 2.2.0-9.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) exempi 2.2.0-9.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) exempi-devel 2.2.0-9.el7, exempi-debuginfo 2.2.0-9.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) exempi 2.2.0-9.el7
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) exempi-devel 2.2.0-9.el7, exempi-debuginfo 2.2.0-9.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2048
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 exempi
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.freedesktop.org https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102484 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

Sources

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