CVE-2017-9123 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file in libquicktime, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-9123?

CVE-2017-9123 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The lqt_frame_duration function in lqt_quicktime.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9123?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libquicktime Libquicktime.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9123?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-9123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9123, GHSA-rhc9-2644-9f3r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9123.

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