exempi: Infinite Loop in Chunk class in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/RIFF.cpp
Published Mar 15, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.47%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.4.4
Configuration 2
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
exempi-0:2.2.0-9.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2048
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
exempi
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
exempi
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | exempi-0:2.2.0-9.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2048 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | exempi | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | exempi | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of exempi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as they did not include the vulnerable code.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 72.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01526) | 71.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 65.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 72.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 71.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 68.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 65.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18233 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102151 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1559575 Issue Tracking
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=65a8492832b7335ffabd01f5f64d89dec757c260 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18233
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18233
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18233 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102151 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1559575 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=65a8492832b7335ffabd01f5f64d89dec757c260 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18233 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18233 |
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