Out-of-bounds write in ImageWorsener - CVE-2017-9203

 

Out-of-bounds write in ImageWorsener - CVE-2017-9203

Published: May 23, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38950
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-2017-9203
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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.

imagew-main.c:960:12 in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow) via a crafted image, related to imagew-bmp.c.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-9203

Install update from vendor's website.

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