CVE-2017-7939
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0...
CVE-2017-7939 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Entropymine Imageworsener, published April 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.07%EPSS, 65th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) 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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-7939- 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
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-7939- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16910No score
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16910- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9wg4-j633-p42j
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0...
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-9wg4-j633-p42j- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2017-7939- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.