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...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2018-7729
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1555156 1555169
Blocks: 1555158
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Reported: 2018-03-14 04:31 UTC by Sam Fowler
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:35 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: exempi 2.4.5
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Last Closed: 2018-04-27 09:16:58 UTC
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Description Sam Fowler 2018-03-14 04:31:18 UTC 
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 05:18:27 UTC 
Created exempi tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1555156]
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