CVE-2016-6237 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the build_huffcodes function of Dropbox Lepton 1.0, affecting the lepton_project lepton software. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered by a remote attacker providing a crafted JPEG file, leading to a denial-of-service condition. While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R), its complexity is low (AC:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lepton_project:lepton:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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