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CVE-2017-8891 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/87 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1 [email protected]Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-1187DEPRECATED: Use of Uninitialized Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dropbox lepton
1.2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:lepton:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-8891
NVD Published Date:
May 10, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-8891 Details - Not Deferred