CVE-2017-14108
libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14108- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14108- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5620 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5620- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53vq-mhjh-rc84
libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-53vq-mhjh-rc84- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14108- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14108
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14108- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14108
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14108- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
geditDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 44.2-146.1-146.1-246.1-346.2-1 Show 10 moreShow less46.2-348.1-148.1-248.1-348.1-448.1-548.1-648.1-748.1-848.1-9 |
None known |
geditDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 48.1-448.1-548.1-648.1-748.1-848.1-9 |
None known |
geditDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 48.1-448.1-548.1-648.1-748.1-848.1-9 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10.4-0ubuntu133.18.1-1ubuntu13.18.2-1ubuntu13.18.2-1ubuntu23.18.2-1ubuntu3 Show 5 moreShow less3.18.2-1ubuntu43.18.3-0ubuntu13.18.3-0ubuntu23.18.3-0ubuntu33.18.3-0ubuntu4 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.22.1-1ubuntu13.22.1-3ubuntu13.27.92-1ubuntu13.28.0-1ubuntu13.28.1-1ubuntu13.28.1-1ubuntu1.13.28.1-1ubuntu1.2 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.34.0-13.34.0-1build13.35.90-13.36.0-33.36.1-13.36.2-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 40.1-140.1-240.1-341.0-3 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 44.2-146.1-346.1-3build246.2-1build146.2-2 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 48.1-248.1-4build148.1-5 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 48.1-9build1 |
None known |
geditUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 48.1-548.1-748.1-948.1-9build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14108 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gnome Gedit, published September 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.33%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037
cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14108
github.com/advisories/GHSA-53vq-mhjh-rc84
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14108
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14108
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14108