CVE-2017-9201
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—
imagew-cmd.c:850:46 in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted image, related to imagew-api.c.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 6.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.23%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 68
- Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-369
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/20/imageworsener-multiple-vulnerabilities/
- https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/dc49c807926b96e503bd7c0dec35119eecd6c6fe
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/20/imageworsener-multiple-vulnerabilities/
- https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/dc49c807926b96e503bd7c0dec35119eecd6c6fe
Raw JSON (NVD)
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