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CVE-2017-14108

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.

Published

2017-09-05T06:29:00.243

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-400

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnome	gedit	≤ 3.22.1	Yes

References

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037 ([email protected])
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)