ubuntu-cve-2017-14108
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-09-05 06:29
Modified
2026-05-20 14:50
Summary
Details
libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file that begins with many '\0' characters.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gedit",
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "gedit-common",
"binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu4"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "gedit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@3.18.3-0ubuntu4?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.10.4-0ubuntu13",
"3.18.1-1ubuntu1",
"3.18.2-1ubuntu1",
"3.18.2-1ubuntu2",
"3.18.2-1ubuntu3",
"3.18.2-1ubuntu4",
"3.18.3-0ubuntu1",
"3.18.3-0ubuntu2",
"3.18.3-0ubuntu3",
"3.18.3-0ubuntu4"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gedit",
"binary_version": "3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "gedit-common",
"binary_version": "3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "gedit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.22.1-1ubuntu1",
"3.22.1-3ubuntu1",
"3.27.92-1ubuntu1",
"3.28.0-1ubuntu1",
"3.28.1-1ubuntu1",
"3.28.1-1ubuntu1.1",
"3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gedit",
"binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gedit-common",
"binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "gedit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@3.36.2-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.34.0-1",
"3.34.0-1build1",
"3.35.90-1",
"3.36.0-3",
"3.36.1-1",
"3.36.2-0ubuntu1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gedit",
"binary_version": "41.0-3"
},
{
"binary_name": "gedit-common",
"binary_version": "41.0-3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "gedit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@41.0-3?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"40.1-1",
"40.1-2",
"40.1-3",
"41.0-3"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gedit",
"binary_version": "46.2-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "gedit-common",
"binary_version": "46.2-2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"name": "gedit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@46.2-2?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"44.2-1",
"46.1-3",
"46.1-3build2",
"46.2-1build1",
"46.2-2"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gedit",
"binary_version": "48.1-5"
},
{
"binary_name": "gedit-common",
"binary_version": "48.1-5"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
"name": "gedit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@48.1-5?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"48.1-2",
"48.1-4build1",
"48.1-5"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gedit",
"binary_version": "48.1-9build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gedit-common",
"binary_version": "48.1-9build1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
"name": "gedit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@48.1-9build1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"48.1-5",
"48.1-7",
"48.1-9",
"48.1-9build1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "libgedit.a in GNOME gedit through 3.22.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a file that begins with many \u0027\\0\u0027 characters.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14108",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:09Z",
"published": "2017-09-05T06:29:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14108"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14108"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "negligible",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2017-14108"
]
}
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