CVE-2017-15601 In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, related to processiTXt and stndup.
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 1.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, related to processiTXt and stndup.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/libextractor(Debian:12) | < 1:1.6-1 | 1:1.6-1 |
| debian/libextractor(Debian:13) | < 1:1.6-1 | 1:1.6-1 |
| debian/libextractor(Debian:14) | < 1:1.6-1 | 1:1.6-1 |
| GNU libextractor | = 1.4 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-15601 vendor-advisory
- lists.gnu.org exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- ftp.gnu.org product
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171204 [SECURITY] [DLA 1198-1] libextractor security update mailing-list