CVE-2017-15601

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Published Oct 18, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, related to processiTXt and stndup.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1198-1	libextractor security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7053	In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, related to processiTXt and stndup.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4641-1	libextractor vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.641% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.html
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gz
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Libextractor

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 18, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:57 PM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 18, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM

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