Medium severity · published Nov 10, 2017
CVE-2017-12779
The Node_GetData function in corec/corec/node/node.c in mkvalidator 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Null pointer dereference and application crash) via…
6.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Node_GetData function in corec/corec/node/node.c in mkvalidator 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Null pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mkv file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MK
Mkvalidator · Matroska
0.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12779
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12779
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144902/mkvalidator-0.5.1-Denial-Of-Service.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/19
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Matroska-Org/foundation-source/issues/24
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