CVE-2017-12779 Information

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

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144902/mkvalidator-0.5.1-Denial-Of-Service.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/19 https://github.com/Matroska-Org/foundation-source/issues/24

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.5