CVE-2018-14347

Public Exploit

Description

GNU Libextractor before 1.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method (mpeg_extractor.c).

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org Vendor Advisory gnunet.org Vendor Advisory gnunet.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5399 exploit vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00025.html third party advisory mailing list
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=f033468cd36e2b8bf92d747fbd683b2ace8da394 patch vendor advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2018-07/msg00000.html mailing list exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14347?
CVE-2018-14347 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14347?
To fix CVE-2018-14347, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14347 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14347 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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