CVE-2017-14108

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-09-02
CWE:
CWE-400
Bugzilla:
1488335: CVE-2017-14108 gedit: CPU consumption via crafted file

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-14108 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gedit Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gedit Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gedit Will not fix

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