SB2017041011 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageWorsener



SB2017041011 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageWorsener

Published: April 10, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017041011
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7623)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The iwmiffr_convert_row32 function in imagew-miff.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7624)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The iw_read_bmp_file function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.