| Name | CVE-2017-14108 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 875311 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gedit (PTS) | bullseye | 3.38.1-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 44.2-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 46.2-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gedit | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | 875311 |
Notes
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037
negligible security impact