CVE-2017-9159 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via invalid write in AutoTrace library, requiring patching for image processing applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9159?
CVE-2017-9159 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autotrace Project Autotrace, published on 23 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write and SEGV), related to the pnm_load_rawpbm function in input-pnm.c:391:15.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Autotrace Project Autotrace.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Autotrace Project Autotrace
Sources
Also known as GHSA-776h-4xx9-fp28, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9159.