Medium
Security advisory
The iwgif_init_screen function in imagew-gif.c:510 in ImageWorsener 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hmemory exhaustion) via a crafted file.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-12804
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The iwgif_init_screen function in imagew-gif.c:510 in ImageWorsener 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hmemory exhaustion) via a crafted file.
osv:CVE-2017-12804
Complete source record
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