UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14108

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14108
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14108.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14108
Upstream
Published
2017-09-05T06:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:25Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@3.18.3-0ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

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": "3.18.3-0ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-common",
            "binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.18.3-0ubuntu4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

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": "3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-common",
            "binary_version": "3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.28.1-1ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@3.36.2-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

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": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-common",
            "binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.36.2-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@41.0-3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

40.*

40.1-1
40.1-2
40.1-3

41.*

41.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit",
            "binary_version": "41.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-common",
            "binary_version": "41.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-dev",
            "binary_version": "41.0-3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@46.2-2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

44.*

44.2-1

46.*

46.1-3
46.1-3build2
46.2-1build1
46.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit",
            "binary_version": "46.2-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-common",
            "binary_version": "46.2-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-dev",
            "binary_version": "46.2-2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / gedit

Package

Name
gedit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gedit@48.1-2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

46.*

46.2-3
46.2-3build1

48.*

48.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit",
            "binary_version": "48.1-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-common",
            "binary_version": "48.1-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gedit-dev",
            "binary_version": "48.1-2"
        }
    ]
}