TI-2017-09461 Aliases CVE-2017-12779 GHSA-hfhw-h84g-5f8p

The Node_GetData function in corec/corec/node/node.c in mkvalidator 0.5.1 allows remote…

LOW 33CWE-476Published 2017-11-09 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02241 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkvalidator:0.5.1:::::::*	0.5.1	Vulnerable	Matroska

cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkvalidator:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Matroska

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12779
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfhw-h84g-5f8p

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

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

TI-2017-09483 The EBML_IntegerValue function in ebmlnumber.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2017-09482 The UpdateDataSize function in ebmlmaster.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2017-09481 The EBML_FindNextElement function in ebmlmain.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2017-09465 The ReadDataFloat function in ebmlnumber.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2017-09464 The ReadData function in ebmlmaster.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2017-09463 The EBML_BufferToID function in ebmlelement.c in libebml2 through 2012-08-26 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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