Memory corruption in ImageWorsener - CVE-2017-7940

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Memory corruption in ImageWorsener - CVE-2017-7940

Published: June 6, 2017 / Updated: June 8, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6927
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0:
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7940
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jason Summer
Affected software:
ImageWorsener

Detailed vulnerability description

Software is missing in databaseThe iw_read_gif_file function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-7940

Update to version 1.3.1.

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