CVE-2017-18215
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-18215 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-03-05 18:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-03-27 23:55:00 UTC |
| Description | xvpng.c in xv 3.10a has memory corruption (out-of-bounds write) when decoding PNG comment fields, leading to crashes or potentially code execution, because it uses an incorrect length value. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xv Project | Xv | 3.10a | All | All | All |
| Application | Xv Project | Xv | 3.10a | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1043479 – VUL-0: CVE-2017-18215: xv: xv crashes reading gimp created png image | MISC | bugzilla.suse.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2018:0517-1: moderate: Security update for xv | MISC | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi | MISC | bugzilla.suse.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.