CVE-2017-7448 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the application via a malformed JPEG image due to a divide-by-zero error in the Lepton library.
- 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-2017-7448?
CVE-2017-7448 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2017. 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 allocate_channel_framebuffer function in uncompressed_components.hh in Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a malformed JPEG image.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7448?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dropbox Lepton.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7448 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-2017-7448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96r9-34x2-995x.