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CVE-2017-17440

GNU Libextractor 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted GI…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

GNU Libextractor 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted GIF, IT (Impulse Tracker), NSFE, S3M (Scream Tracker 3), SID, or XM (eXtended Module) file, as demonstrated by the EXTRACTOR_xm_extract_method function in plugins/xm_extractor.c.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /883528#35 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102116 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • gnunet.org /git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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