CVE-2017-12924 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted FPX image due to a divide-by-zero error in the libfpx 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-2017-12924?
CVE-2017-12924 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 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
CDirVector::GetTable in dirfunc.hxx in libfpx 1.3.1_p6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted fpx image.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12924?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libfpx Project Libfpx.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12924?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12924 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-2017-12924 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12924 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwj2-92c3-c3jh.