CVE-2017-17440

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.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html	Issue Tracking
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-12-06 09:29

Updated : 2017-12-22 06:20

NVD link : CVE-2017-17440

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17440

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Products Affected

gnu

libextractor

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