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CVE-2017-17440

GNU Libextractor 1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application cras

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00531
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

1
gnu libextractorall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

5
pocbugs.debian.org · 883528#35bugs.debian.org
poclists.gnu.org · msg00000.htmllists.gnu.org
poclists.gnu.org · msg00001.htmllists.gnu.org
poclists.gnu.org · msg00002.htmllists.gnu.org
poclists.gnu.org · msg00004.htmllists.gnu.org
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Dec 2017 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-4641-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92ePatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.htmlIssue Tracking
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