CVE-2017-12444 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted djvu file due to an invalid memory read in the minidjvu library.
- 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-2017-12444?
CVE-2017-12444 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2017. 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 mdjvu_bitmap_get_bounding_box function in base/4bitmap.c in minidjvu 0.8 can cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted djvu file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12444?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Minidjvu Project Minidjvu.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12444?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12444 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-2017-12444 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12444 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12444, GHSA-v72x-8x3q-g9mx, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12444.