CVE-2017-7950 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 7 Jul 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Nitro Pro by sending a crafted PCX file, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.

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-2017-7950?

CVE-2017-7950 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 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

Nitro Pro 11.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PCX file.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7950?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gonitro Nitro Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7950 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-2017-7950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9f99-jv4j-478p.