What is CVE-2017-9204?

CVE-2017-9204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-9204?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-9204 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Entropymine Imageworsener

CVE-2017-9204

The iw_get_ui16le function in imagew-util.c:405:23 in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted image, related to imagew-jpeg.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Entropymine Imageworsener — versions 1.3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9204?: CVE-2017-9204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Entropymine Imageworsener, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-9204?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-9204 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.