CVE-2017-8891

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Published May 10, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1 allows DoS (SEGV and application crash) via a malformed lepton file because the code does not ensure setup of a correct number of threads.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:lepton:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17831	Dropbox Lepton 1.2.1 allows DoS (SEGV and application crash) via a malformed lepton file because the code does not ensure setup of a correct number of threads.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.925% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/87

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Dropbox Lepton

Weaknesses

CWE-1187

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 10, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:14 AM
Reserved: May 10, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 10, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

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