#VU25046 Resource exhaustion in GDAL


Published: 2020-02-07

Vulnerability identifier: #VU25046

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
GDAL
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: gdal.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in PDF driver component in GDAL. A remote attacker can trigger excessive memory consumption, which can lead to a denial of service condition.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GDAL: 3.0.0 - 3.0.3


External links
http://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/v3.0.4/gdal/NEWS


Q & A

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.


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