Bug 1555160 – CVE-2018-7729 exempi: Stack-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp:PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() allows for denial of service

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Bug 1555160 - (CVE-2018-7729) CVE-2018-7729 exempi: Stack-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp:PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() allows for denial of service

Summary:	CVE-2018-7729 exempi: Stack-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FileHand...

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	CVE-2018-7729

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	1555156 1555169
Blocks:	1555158
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Reported:	2018-03-14 00:31 EDT by Sam Fowler
Modified:	2018-04-27 05:16 EDT (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	exempi 2.4.5
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Last Closed:	2018-04-27 05:16:58 EDT
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Description Sam Fowler 2018-03-14 00:31:18 EDT

Exempi through version 2.4.4 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp:PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile(). An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via crafted file.


Upstream Bug Report:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105206

Upstream Patch:

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=baa4b8a02c1ffab9645d13f0bfb1c0d10d311a0c

Comment 2 Sam Fowler 2018-03-14 01:18:27 EDT

Created exempi tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1555156]

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