#VU11250 Buffer overflow in openSUSE Leap - CVE-2017-14450 

 

#VU11250 Buffer overflow in openSUSE Leap - CVE-2017-14450

Published: March 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11250
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14450
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
openSUSE Leap
Software vendor:
SDB

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the GIF image parsing functionality due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code.

Remediation

Install update fom vendor's website.

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