Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package lepton (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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- published2 Feb 2017
- disclosed2 Feb 2017
Introduced: 2 Feb 2017
CVE-2016-6234 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:19.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lepton package and not the lepton package as distributed by Ubuntu.
The process_file function in lepton/jpgcoder.cc in Dropbox lepton 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted jpeg file.