CVE-2017-14108
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-14108 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-09-05 06:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-400
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgedit.a mishandling NUL Blocks in gedit(GNOME text editor) - CXSecurity.com | MISC | cxsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory |
| libgedit.a 3.22.1 Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Bug 791037 – 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. | MISC | bugzilla.gnome.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.