ImageWorsener 1.3.1 imagew-main.c Underflow memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageWorsener 1.3.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file imagew-main.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption (Underflow). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-9203. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 (Image Processing Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file imagew-main.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Underflow). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

imagew-main.c:960:12 in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow) via a crafted image, related to imagew-bmp.c.

The bug was discovered 05/20/2017. The weakness was disclosed 05/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blogs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-9203 since 05/22/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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.

The entries VDB-101710, VDB-101711, VDB-101713 and VDB-101714 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Underflow
Class: Memory corruption / Underflow
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/20/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: a4f247707f08e322f0b41e82c3e06e224240a654
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101712
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9203 - Imageworsener Project - Imageworsener - Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2017 13:05
Updated: 12/07/2022 08:59
Changes: 05/23/2017 13:05 (58), 10/02/2020 16:16 (2), 12/07/2022 08:59 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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