VDB
CVE-2017-14108
CVE-2017-14108
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 3.76% · 89.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
3.76%
89.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gedit | 0, 46.1-3, 46.1-3build2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gedit | 40.1-1, 40.1-2, 40.1-3 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gedit | 48.1-4build1, 48.1-5, 48.1-2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | gedit | 0, 3.34.0-1, 3.34.0-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | gedit | 3.18.3-0ubuntu3, 0, 3.18.2-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | gedit | 0, 3.22.1-1ubuntu1, 3.22.1-3ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Sep 4, 2017 PoC Published
- Sep 5, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14108 third-party-advisory
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008 third-party-advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14108 third-party-advisory