CVE-2017-18234

Name: CVE-2017-18234
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-03-15T19:29:00.267+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.71%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-18234 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memcpy with resultant use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a .pdf file containing JPEG data, related to XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ReconcileTIFF.cpp, XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_MemoryReader.cpp, and XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_Support.hpp.. EPSS estimates a 1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memcpy with resultant use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a .pdf file containing JPEG data, related to XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/ReconcileTIFF.cpp, XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_MemoryReader.cpp, and XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/TIFF_Support.hpp.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.71%

74.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Exempi Project	Exempi	< 2.4.3
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	17.10

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100397Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=c26d5beb60a5a85f76259f50ed3e08c8169b0a0cPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2048
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100397Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=c26d5beb60a5a85f76259f50ed3e08c8169b0a0cPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3668-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 15, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-18234?

How severe is CVE-2017-18234?

Severity scoring for CVE-2017-18234 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18234?

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Source: NVD / NIST