PT-2017-8937
CVE-2016-6234
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Published
2017-02-02
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Updated
2017-02-07
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
Dropbox lepton version 1.0
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by providing a crafted jpeg file. This is due to a problem in the process file function located in lepton/jpgcoder.cc.
Recommendations
For version 1.0, consider avoiding the use of the process file function until a fix is available, or refrain from processing untrusted jpeg files to minimize the risk of a denial of service.
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