CVE-2017-14108
published 2017-09-05CVE-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'…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.23%
80.6th percentile
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
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | gedit | — | — |
| gnome | gedit | <= 3.22.1 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.1HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file
vendor_redhat·2017-09-02·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14108 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file
gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file
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.
Package: gedit (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: gedit (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: gedit (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-14108: gedit - libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a deni...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14108 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14108: gedit - libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a deni...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: open
sid: open
trixie: open
GHSA
GHSA-53vq-mhjh-rc84: libgedit
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-14108 [HIGH] CWE-400 GHSA-53vq-mhjh-rc84: libgedit
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-14108: libgedit
osv·2017-09-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14108 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14108: libgedit
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14108 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file
bugzilla·2017-09-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14108 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14108 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file
CVE-2017-14108 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file
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.
Reference:
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008
Discussion:
Created gedit tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1488336]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14108 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-09-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14108 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14108 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-14108 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.htmlhttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html
2017-09-05
Published