CVE-2017-8327 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/ https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06

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

6.5