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CVE-2017-17440 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu libextractor
1.6

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17440
NVD Published Date:
Dec 6, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17440 Details - Not Deferred