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CVE-2017-8891
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.92%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.92% · top 40% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/87 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/commit/82167c144a322cc956da45407f6dce8d4303d346 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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