Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-7940

Description

The iw_read_gif_file function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

Affected products

Entropymine/Imageworsener
cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:imageworsener:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/issues/18nvdIssue TrackingPatch
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06nvdThird Party Advisory

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