What is CVE-2017-12779?

CVE-2017-12779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matroska Mkvalidator, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-12779?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Matroska Mkvalidator

CVE-2017-12779

The Node_GetData function in corec/corec/node/node.c in mkvalidator 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Null pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mkv file.

EPSS: 0.022 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Matroska Mkvalidator — versions 0.5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12779?: CVE-2017-12779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matroska Mkvalidator, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-12779?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.