CVE-2007-3568 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in imlib library by providing a crafted BMP image with zero bits per pixel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-3568?
CVE-2007-3568 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The _LoadBMP function in imlib 1.9.15 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a BMP image with a Bits Per Page (BPP) value of 0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3568?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imlib Imlib.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-3568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w84g-5gj4-2xj9.