CVE-2017-17440

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.00% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory gnunet.org Third-Party Advisory gnu.org Third-Party Advisory gnu.org Third-Party Advisory gnu.org Third-Party Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html issue tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html third party advisory exploit
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html third party advisory exploit
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e third party advisory patch
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17440?
CVE-2017-17440 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17440?
To fix CVE-2017-17440, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17440 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-17440 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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