Medium severity6.5OSV Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12781
CVE-2017-12781
Description
The EBML_BufferToID function in ebmlelement.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Null pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mkv file.
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Affected products
5mkclean-0.8.9, mkclean-0.8.9-1, mkvalidator-0.5.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: mkclean-0.8.9, mkclean-0.8.9-1, mkvalidator-0.5.1
- (no CPE)range: <=2012-08-26
- cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkclean:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkvalidator:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/19nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/Matroska-Org/foundation-source/issues/24nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/144902/mkvalidator-0.5.1-Denial-Of-Service.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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