Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 29, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8327
CVE-2017-8327
Description
The bmpr_read_uncompressed function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted image.
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References
3- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-memory-allocation-failure-in-my_mallocfn-imagew-cmd-c/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06nvdThird Party Advisory
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