Description
libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file that begins with many '\0' characters.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2017-5620 | libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file that begins with many '\0' characters. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:20:41.318Z
Reserved: 2017-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-14108
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-09-05T06:29:00.243
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-14108
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD