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CVE-2017-18238

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in...

5.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.40%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2017-18238
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2017-18238
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9370 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2017-9370
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9gf-wjcv-fpq5 5.5

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. The TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function in...

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.

Record
GHSA-g9gf-wjcv-fpq5
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-835
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2017-18238
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-18238 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18238
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2019:2048 3.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: exempi security update

Record
RHSA-2019:2048
CVSS 3.0
3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18238 5.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18238
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3389-1 No score

Security update for exempi

This update for exempi fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2017-18233: Prevent integer overflow in the Chunk class that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .avi file (bsc#1085584).
  • CVE-2017-18238: The TradQT_Manager::ParseCachedBoxes function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .qt file (bsc#1085583).
  • CVE-2018-7728: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow, which allowed denial of service via crafted TIFF image (bsc#1085297).
  • CVE-2018-7730: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PSIR_FileWriter.cpp (bsc#1085295).
  • CVE-2017-18236: The ASF_Support::ReadHeaderObject function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted .asf file (bsc#1085589).
  • CVE-2017-18234: Prevent use-after-free that allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a .pdf file containing JPEG data (bsc#1085585).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3389-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3668-1 No score

exempi vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Exempi to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-3668-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
exempi
Debian:12
 before 2.4.4-1
2.4.4-1
exempi
Debian:13
 before 2.4.4-1
2.4.4-1
exempi
Debian:14
 before 2.4.4-1
2.4.4-1
exempi
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2.2.0-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
2.2.0-1
2.2.0-1+deb7u1
exempi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
exempi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.0-9.el7
0:2.2.0-9.el7
exempi
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2.2.1-5.7.1
2.2.1-5.7.1
exempi
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2.2.1-5.7.1
2.2.1-5.7.1
exempi
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2.2.1-5.7.1
2.2.1-5.7.1
exempi
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 2.2.1-5.7.1
2.2.1-5.7.1
exempi
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
2.2.1-1ubuntu1
2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1
exempi
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
2.2.2-2
2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1
exempi
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
2.2.1-1ubuntu1
2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1
exempi
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
2.2.2-2
2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-18238 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Exempi Project Exempi, published March 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.40%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in exempi 2.4.4-1.

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