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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-7624

The iw_read_bmp_file function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-7624

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Apr 2017, 17:59 UTC

The iw_read_bmp_file function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

osv:CVE-2017-7624
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7624",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-7624",
    "summary": "The iw_read_bmp_file function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-7624",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "GIT",
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                        "introduced": "1.3.0"
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          ],
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:09.978533381Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/jsummers/imageworsener/issues/10"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2017-7624",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381370,
  "published_at": "2017-04-10T17:59:00.217+00:00"
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