Memory corruption in Computerinsel Photoline - CVE-2017-2880
Published: October 9, 2017 / Updated: March 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8722
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2880
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the .gif parsing functionality of Computerinsel PhotoLine due to boundary error. A remote attacker can submit a malicious GIF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the .gif parsing functionality of Computerinsel PhotoLine due to boundary error. A remote attacker can submit a malicious GIF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Computerinsel Photoline
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2880
Install update from vendor's website.