CVE-2017-7962 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The iwgif_read_image function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-04-19

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:imageworsener:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2017-16932	The iwgif_read_image function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00501.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/17/imageworsener-divide-by-zero-in-iwgif_record_pixel-imagew-gif-c/
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/ca3356eb49fee03e2eaf6b6aff826988c1122d93
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/issues/15
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06

History

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Subscriptions

Entropymine Imageworsener

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-19T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:19:29.644Z

Reserved: 2017-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7962

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-19T15:59:00.240

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-7962

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-369

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