CVE-2017-8368 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted MKV file can cause a denial of service in Sublime Text when specific user commands are executed.
- 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-2017-8368?
CVE-2017-8368 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 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
Sublime Text 3 Build 3126 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .mkv file. One threat model is a victim who obtains an untrusted crafted file from a remote location and issues several user-defined commands, as demonstrated by Ctrl-A, Delete, and Ctrl-Z.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8368?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sublimetext Sublime Text 3.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8368?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8368 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-2017-8368 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8368 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mc3f-fcg5-pw3m.