Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-12800

Description

The EBML_FindNextElement function in ebmlmain.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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

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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