Vulnerability identifier: #VU12748
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:U]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libgxps
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the gxps_images_guess_content_type function due to improper rejection of negative return values from a g_input_stream_read call. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted request, trigger stack-based buffer overread when calling GLib in the gxps_images_guess_content_typefunction, as defined in the gxps-images.c source code file, and cause the service to crash.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions
libgxps: 0.1 - 0.3
External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1575188
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.