VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8327
The bmpr_read_uncompressed function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted image.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The bmpr_read_uncompressed function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted image.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.54% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- entropymine/imageworsener
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.