Medium severity · published Sep 5, 2017
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
5.5
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
Gedit · Gnome
through 3.22.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14108
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14108
bugzilla.gnome.org
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037
Third Party Advisory
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008
Exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html
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