#VU9016 Memory corruption in Computerinsel Photoline - CVE-2017-12107
Published: October 31, 2017 / Updated: March 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9016
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12107
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Computerinsel Photoline
Computerinsel Photoline
Software vendor:
Computerinsel
Computerinsel
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the .pcx parsing functionality of Computerinsel Photoline due to boundary error. A remote attacker can submit a malicious PCX 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 .pcx parsing functionality of Computerinsel Photoline due to boundary error. A remote attacker can submit a malicious PCX 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.