CVE-2017-12779

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    CVE-2017-12779

    Published: 10 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 377eab34f9befa6846159f8a2176e054ce3e0ae6
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.5.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    High
    Availability
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    High