CVE-2017-17440

Published Dec 6, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8604 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4641-1 libextractor vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:51 PM
Reserved
Dec 6, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 6, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:10 AM