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CVE-2018-14347 json

GNU Libextractor before 1.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method (mpeg_extractor.c).

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-6268

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GNU Libextractor before 1.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method (mpeg_extractor.c).

Patch / fix

  • gnu libextractor 1.7
  • libextractor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14347

  • libextractor Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1
  • libextractor Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14347

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

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-14347 updated cvss 4.3

libextractor: Infinite loop in mpeg_extractor.c:EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method() allows for denial of service

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • gnunet.org https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5399 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • lists.gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2018-07/msg00000.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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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