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CVE-2017-8891
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 correc…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 61%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-1187 DEPRECATED: Use of Uninitialized Resource
References
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /dropbox/lepton/issues/87 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8891
- NVD: CVE-2017-8891
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