CVE-2017-14108 Information

Description

libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file that begins with many ‘\0’ characters.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037 https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5