What is CVE-2017-12782?

CVE-2017-12782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matroska Libebml2, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-12782?

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

Improper input validation in Matroska Libebml2

CVE-2017-12782

The ReadData function in ebmlmaster.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted mkv file.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th 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 Libebml2
Matroska Mkclean — versions 0.8.9
Matroska Mkvalidator — versions 0.5.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12782?: CVE-2017-12782 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matroska Libebml2, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-12782?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.