Out-of-bounds Read in Exempi Project
CVE-2018-7729
An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2.4.4. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() function in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.013 (66.4th 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
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7729?
- CVE-2018-7729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exempi Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7729?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.