Resource exhaustion in GNOME Gedit
CVE-2017-14108
libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file that begins with many '\0' characters.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi
- cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14108?
- CVE-2017-14108 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Gedit, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14108?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14108 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.