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CVE-2017-7624: The iw_read_bmp_file function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of…

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 71.7% of all records.
Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The iw_read_bmp_file function in imagew-bmp.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

Denial of service

Published: Apr 10, 2017
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 1.3% · 71th percentile
CWE: CWE-772

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 1.3%

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Vendor	Product	CPE
entropymine	imageworsener	cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:imageworsener

Affected versions

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entropymine imageworsener1.3.0

Same product

entropymine: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2017-8326libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener before 1.3.1 has "left shift cannot be represented in type int" undefined behavior issues, which might…
36Monitor
CVE-2017-8325The iw_process_cols_to_intermediate function in imagew-main.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers…
36Monitor
CVE-2018-16782libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.2 has a buffer overflow in the bmpr_read_rle_internal function in imagew-bmp.c.
35Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2017-7454Apr 5, 2017 · The iwgif_record_pixel function in imagew-gif.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
22Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2017-7623Apr 10, 2017 · The iwmiffr_convert_row32 function in imagew-miff.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
22Monitor
Later →CVE-2017-7939Apr 18, 2017 · The read_next_pam_token function in imagew-pnm.c in libimageworsener.a in ImageWorsener 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
22Monitor

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