CVE-2017-14108

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnome
Status
Gedit
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 September 2017

Summary

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.

References

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3...
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https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037
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https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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