CVE-2017-8891

EUVD-2017-17831
Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1 allows DoS (SEGV and application crash) via a malformed lepton file because the code does not ensure setup of a correct number of threads.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 38%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
dropboxlepton
1.2.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
lepton
artful
ignored
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
ignored
zesty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/87
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/87