CVE-2017-7962 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted GIF file due to a divide-by-zero error in the ImageWorsener 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-2017-7962?
CVE-2017-7962 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 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 iwgif_read_image function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Entropymine Imageworsener.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7962 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-2017-7962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m7r-8cjp-ww5h.