Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-14108
CVE-2017-14108
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvd
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