CVE-2017-7962

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The iwgif_read_image function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-369

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/17/imageworsener-divide-by-zero-in-iwgif_record_pixel-imagew-gif-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/ca3356eb49fee03e2eaf6b6aff826988c1122d93Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/issues/15Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/17/imageworsener-divide-by-zero-in-iwgif_record_pixel-imagew-gif-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/commit/ca3356eb49fee03e2eaf6b6aff826988c1122d93Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/issues/15Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-06Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 19, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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