VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2017-9094

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Published 2017-05-19 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5

Description

The lzw_add_to_dict function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted image.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/issues/27

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
entropymineimageworsener{"endIncluding":"1.3.0"}

References

CWEs

CWE-835

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.