#VU11756 Use-after-free error in Exempi - CVE-2017-18234
Published: April 11, 2018 / Updated: April 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11756
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18234
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Exempi
Exempi
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org
Freedesktop.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper processing of a file that contains JPEG data related to the XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ReconcileTIFF.cpp, XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_MemoryReader.cpp and XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_Support.hpp source code files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a file that contains customized JPEG data that submits malicious input, trigger use after free and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 2.4.3.