CVE-2017-7940 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause memory exhaustion and denial of service in ImageWorsener by submitting a crafted GIF file.
- 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-2017-7940?
CVE-2017-7940 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 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 iw_read_gif_file function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Entropymine Imageworsener.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7940 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-2017-7940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfqj-6667-v2rv.