CVE-2016-6234

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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.

Affected products

Dropbox Lepton: 1.0

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/6
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/26
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/6
https://github.com/dropbox/lepton/issues/26

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