CVE-2017-8327 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-04-29

Score: 6.5 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2017-17288	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

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 Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06

History

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Subscriptions

Entropymine Imageworsener

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-29T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.592Z

Reserved: 2017-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8327

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-29T20:59:00.277

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

Link: CVE-2017-8327

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-400

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