| Name | CVE-2017-18237 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| exempi (PTS) | bullseye | 2.5.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.6.3-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.6.6-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| exempi | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| exempi | source | (unstable) | 2.4.3-1 | low | | |
Notes
[stretch] - exempi <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - exempi <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - exempi <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048