What is CVE-2017-7939?

CVE-2017-7939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-7939?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Entropymine Imageworsener

CVE-2017-7939

The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Entropymine Imageworsener — versions 1.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7939?: CVE-2017-7939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-7939?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.