6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-8327
ImageWorsener BMPR Uncompressed Image DOSS
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8327 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Entropymine imageworsener
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8327.

URL Resource
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/ Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8327 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-400
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imageworsener_project:imageworsener:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:imageworsener:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.0
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/ Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imageworsener_project:imageworsener:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} 0.07%

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0.61943

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