CVE-2017-14232 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted FLIF file due to an invalid memory read in the decoder.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14232?
CVE-2017-14232 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jasper Project Jasper, published on 15 Aug 2019. 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 read_chunk function in flif-dec.cpp in Free Lossless Image Format (FLIF) 0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted flif file.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14232?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Flif Flif, Jasper Project Jasper.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14232 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-2017-14232 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14232 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jasper Project Jasper
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv74-39qc-wvxg.