A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file imagew-cmd.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

imagew-cmd.c:854:45 in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted image, related to imagew-api.c.

The bug was discovered 05/20/2017. The weakness was released 05/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at blogs.gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9202 since 05/22/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 101710, 101712, 101713 and 101714.

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• Image Processing Software

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• ImageWorsener

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• 1.3.1

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• open-source

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