Heap-based buffer overflow in openSUSE Leap - CVE-2017-12122
Published: March 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11244
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12122
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SDB
Affected software:
openSUSE Leap
openSUSE Leap
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code.
The weakness exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12122
Install update from vendor's website.