PT-2017-18282
CVE-2017-8327
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Published
2017-04-29
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Updated
2019-10-03
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.1
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ImageWorsener versions prior to 1.3.1
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, by utilizing a crafted image. This is due to a problem in the
bmpr read uncompressed function.Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.3.1, update to version 1.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the processing of untrusted image files until the update is applied.
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