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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-9201

imagew-cmd.c:850:46 in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted image, related to imagew-api.c.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:25 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-9201

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 May 2017, 04:29 UTC

imagew-cmd.c:850:46 in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted image, related to imagew-api.c.

osv:CVE-2017-9201
Complete source record
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