CVE-2017-12801

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    CVE-2017-12801

    Published: 10 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The UpdateDataSize function in ebmlmaster.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) 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- d5bcb70f2a7b0da788cc844f19734a20489acc59
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.5.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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