# CVE-2014-9417: Denial of service in n/a

> Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Huawei eSpace Desktop by providing a crafted image, requiring user interaction to trigger the crash.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 24 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p22g-7hp6-wj84

## What is CVE-2014-9417?

CVE-2014-9417 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Dec 2014. 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

The Meeting component in Huawei eSpace Desktop before V100R001C03 allows local users to cause a denial of service (program exit) via a crafted image.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9417?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Huawei Espace Desktop.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9417?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9417 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9417 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Huawei eSpace 1.1.11.103 - Image File Format Handling Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-7976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7976/): Cross-site scripting in eSpace Desktop (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2014-9416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9416/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2014-9418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9418/): Memory corruption in n/a (low 2.1)
- [CVE-2014-9415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9415/): Denial of service in n/a (low 1.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9417 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9417 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Dec 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9417 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9417/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9417/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9417
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9417
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9417

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9417/
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