Resource exhaustion in Entropymine Imageworsener
CVE-2017-8327
The bmpr_read_uncompressed function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted image.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8f… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_m… (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8327?
- CVE-2017-8327 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8327?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.