Memory corruption in Computerinsel Photoline - CVE-2017-12107
Published: October 31, 2017 / Updated: March 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9016
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Computerinsel
Affected software:
Computerinsel Photoline
Computerinsel Photoline
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12107
Install update from vendor's website.