CVE-2017-17440
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17440
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-16
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.7-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.6-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.6-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.6-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.6-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.6-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | libextractor | 1.6 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116
- https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17440
CWEs
CWE-476
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.