Buffer overflow in openSUSE Leap - CVE-2017-14450
Published: March 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11250
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14450
CWE-ID: CWE-120
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 GIF image parsing functionality due to 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 GIF image parsing functionality due to 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-2017-14450
Install update fom vendor's website.