CVE-2013-1441 Denial of service in n/a
A denial of service vulnerability in ExactImage allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted image file, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1441?
CVE-2013-1441 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
econvert in ExactImage 0.8.9 and earlier does not properly initialize the setjmp variable, which allows context-dependent users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exactcode Exactimage.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1441?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2013-1441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1441, DSA-2754-1, GHSA-9x3g-w77x-x48g.