VDB
CVE-2017-17440
CVE-2017-17440
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 2.36% · 83.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.36%
83.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | libextractor | 1:1.2-1ubuntu1, 1:1.3-1, 1:1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libextractor | 0, 1:1.3-2build1, 1:1.3-2ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Dec 6, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 12, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17440 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4641-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17440 third-party-advisory