CVE-2017-15601 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-10-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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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

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01641.

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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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-18T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:57:27.353Z

Reserved: 2017-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15601

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-18T21:29:00.413

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:07:56.860

Link: CVE-2017-15601

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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