CVE-2017-7940 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageWorsener 1.3.0, specifically within the iw_read_gif_file function, allowing remote attackers to consume excessive memory via a crafted GIF file. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to trigger, leading to high availability impact (A:H) due to memory exhaustion. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:imageworsener:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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