VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14108

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability2.33%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-09-05

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-400

Primary references

cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry