CVE-2017-18237

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    CVE-2017-18237

    Published: 15 Mar 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in Exempi before 2.4.3. The PostScript_Support::ConvertToDate function in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PostScript_Support.cpp allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted .ps file.

    References: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=f19d0107fbae1fb41836cd110d4425e407e64048, https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101914

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