CVE-2018-14347
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4641-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
GNU Libextractor before 1.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method (mpeg_extractor.c).
GNU Libextractor en versiones anteriores a la 1.7 contiene una vulnerabilidad de bucle infinito en EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method (mpeg_extractor.c).
It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled zero sample rate. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain FLAC metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain specially crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-07-17 CVE Reserved
- 2018-07-17 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-06-17 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00025.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2018-07/msg00000.html | 2024-08-05 | |
| https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5399 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=f033468cd36e2b8bf92d747fbd683b2ace8da394 | 2019-10-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290 | 2019-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Libextractor Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Libextractor" | < 1.7 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Libextractor" and version " < 1.7" | - |
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