CVE-2018-7729 json
An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2.4.4.
published 2018-03-06 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-19444
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2.4.4. There is a stack-based buffer over-read in the PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() function in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp.
Patch / fix
- exempi Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.5-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7729
- exempi openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.5.2-1.3
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10745-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2018-7729 updated cvss 3.3
exempi: Stack-based buffer overflow in XMPFiles/source/FileHandlers/PostScript_Handler.cpp:PostScript_MetaHandler::ParsePSFile() allows for denial of service
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 exempi Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 exempi Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 exempinot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugs.freedesktop.org https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105206 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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cgit.freedesktop.org
/exempi/commit/?id=baa4b8a02c1ffab9645d13f0bfb1c0d10d311a0c
patch, third-party-advisory
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bugs.freedesktop.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=105206
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/3668-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BCFXKOOATZ2B5G3G7EBXZWVZHEABN4ZV/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-7729
- NVD CVE-2018-7729
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