CVE-2017-17440
Published: 6 December 2017
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered tha Libextractor incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
libextractor Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
xenial |
Released
(1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1)
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Released
(1:1.3-2+deb8u1, 1:1.3-4+deb9u1, 1:1.6-2)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
Patches: other: https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17440
- https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4641-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian