CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8368

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Sublime Text 3 Build 3126 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .mkv file. One threat model is a victim who obtains an untrusted crafted file from a remote location and issues several user-defined commands.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to denial of service, potentially leading to downtime and data loss. Other unspecified impacts may also affect system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to avoid opening .mkv files from untrusted sources and to update Sublime Text to the latest version to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Sublime Text 3 Build 3126 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .mkv file. One threat model is a victim who obtains an untrusted crafted file from a remote location and issues several user-defined commands, as demonstrated by Ctrl-A, Delete, and Ctrl-Z.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS