CVE-2017-7962

The iwgif_read_image function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows...

5.5 Medium

The iwgif_read_image function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.21%Down 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-7962
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-369
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-7962
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-16932 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-16932
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2m7r-8cjp-ww5h 5.5

The iwgif_read_image function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows...

Record: GHSA-2m7r-8cjp-ww5h
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-369
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-7962
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

entropymine imageworsener

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-7962 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Entropymine Imageworsener, published April 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.