### [CVE-2017-14108](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14108)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791037
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017090008
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143983/libgedit.a-3.22.1-Denial-Of-Service.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/andir/nixos-issue-db-example