UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18233

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18233
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18233.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18233
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Published
2018-03-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:34Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.4. Integer overflow in the Chunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/RIFF.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted XMP data in a .avi file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / exempi

Package

Name
exempi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exempi@2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exempi",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexempi-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexempi3",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18233.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / exempi

Package

Name
exempi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exempi@2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exempi",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexempi-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libexempi3",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18233.json"