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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-12782

The ReadData function in ebmlmaster.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted mkv file.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:49 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-12782

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Nov 2017, 02:29 UTC

The ReadData function in ebmlmaster.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted mkv file.

osv:CVE-2017-12782
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12782",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-12782",
    "summary": "The ReadData function in ebmlmaster.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert fault) via a crafted mkv file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-12782",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkclean:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "0.8.9"
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                  },
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkvalidator:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "mkvalidator-0.5.1",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:48:02.584508483Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/Matroska-Org/foundation-source/issues/24"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:a:matroska:libebml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "matroska:libebml2",
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                    "last_affected": "2012-08-26"
                  }
                ],
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              }
            ]
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        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-12782",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379974,
  "published_at": "2017-11-10T02:29:17.387+00:00"
}