CVE-2017-12779 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in mkvalidator version 0.5.1, specifically within the Node_GetData function, affecting the matroska mkvalidator product. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can be triggered remotely by an unauthenticated attacker via a crafted mkv file, leading to a null pointer dereference and application crash. While the potential impact is high availability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matroska:mkvalidator:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.