PT-2017-18013 · Unknown · Imageworsener

Published 2017-04-18 · Updated 2019-09-16 · CVE-2017-7940

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV: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 resource exhaustion. This is due to a problem in the iw read gif file function.

Recommendations For ImageWorsener version 1.3.0, consider avoiding the use of the iw read gif file function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of crafted files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7940

Affected Products

Imageworsener

References · 4

• https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/issues/18 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7940 · Security Note