Resource exhaustion in ImageWorsener - CVE-2017-12804

 

Resource exhaustion in ImageWorsener - CVE-2017-12804

Published: May 9, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35923
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12804
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jason Summer
Affected software:
ImageWorsener

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The iwgif_init_screen function in imagew-gif.c:510 in ImageWorsener 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hmemory exhaustion) via a crafted file.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-12804

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources