What is CVE-2017-18237?

CVE-2017-18237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exempi Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-18237?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Exempi Project

CVE-2017-18237

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted .ps file.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Exempi_project Exempi
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18237?: CVE-2017-18237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exempi Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-18237?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.