CVE-2017-18233

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

5.5

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. Integer overflow in the Chunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/RIFF.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .avi file.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 68.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 15, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102151
cve@mitrehttps://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=65a8492832b7335ffabd01f5f64d89dec757c260
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.html
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102151
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=65a8492832b7335ffabd01f5f64d89dec757c260
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libexempi3 (2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
redhat	exempi-0:2.2.0-9.el7	2019-08-06	redhat

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Weakness Classification(2)

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-18233?

CVE-2017-18233 is a medium vulnerability published on March 15, 2018. An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. Integer overflow in the Chunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/RIFF.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .avi file.

When was CVE-2017-18233 disclosed?

CVE-2017-18233 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 15, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-18233 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18233 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 68.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-18233?

CVE-2017-18233 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-18233?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-18233, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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