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CVE-2017-16663

Published: 8 November 2017

In sam2p 0.49.4, there are integer overflows (with resultant heap-based buffer overflows) in input-bmp.ci in the function ReadImage, because "width * height" multiplications occur unsafely.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Sam2p incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
sam2p
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty
Released (0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.14.04.1)
upstream
Released (0.49.2-3+deb8u1)
xenial
Released (0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.16.04.1)
zesty Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H