# CVE-2018-14347: GNU Libextractor before 1.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in EXTRACTOR\_mpeg\_extract\_method (mpeg\_extractor.c).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GNU Libextractor before 1.7 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in EXTRACTOR_mpeg_extract_method (mpeg_extractor.c).

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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4290
- https://gnunet.org/bugs/view.php?id=5399
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00025.html
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=f033468cd36e2b8bf92d747fbd683b2ace8da394
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2018-07/msg00000.html

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