CVE-2017-17440 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Libextractor	1.6

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c8PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.htmlIssue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c8PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-17440?

CVE-2017-17440 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 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, o...

How severe is CVE-2017-17440?

CVE-2017-17440 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-17440?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Libextractor.