CVE-2017-12779

medium

Description

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

Advisories
More

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/19

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144902/mkvalidator-0.5.1-Denial-Of-Service.html

https://github.com/Matroska-Org/foundation-source/issues/24

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-11-10

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H