PT-2017-17852
CVE-2017-7624
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Published
2017-04-10
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Updated
2019-10-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ImageWorsener version 1.3.0
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file, potentially leading to memory exhaustion. This is due to a problem in the
iw read bmp file function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a.Recommendations
For ImageWorsener version 1.3.0, consider restricting the use of the
iw read bmp file function until a patch is available to prevent potential memory exhaustion attacks. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾