Vulnerability in Dropbox Lepton
CVE-2017-8891
Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1 allows DoS (SEGV and application crash) via a malformed lepton file because the code does not ensure setup of a correct number of threads.
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: 0.009 (58.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dropbox Lepton — versions 1.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/87 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8891?
- CVE-2017-8891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropbox Lepton, classified under CWE-1187. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8891?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.