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CVE-2017-8325

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8325 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the iw_process_cols_to_intermediate function within libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener versions prior to 1.3.1, affecting entropymine imageworsener. This flaw can be triggered by remote attackers through a crafted image file. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service (application crash) or other unspecified impacts, including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:imageworsener:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0257 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/04/27/imageworsener-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-iw_process_cols_to_intermediate-imagew-main-c
PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / jsummers/imageworsener/commit/86564051db45b466e5f667111ce00b5eeedc8fb6
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201706-06
Third Party Advisory