CVE-2017-18237

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted .ps file.

Affected products

Exempi Project Exempi: before 2.4.3 — fixed in 2.4.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Exempi Project Exempi 2.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048

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