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

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-12-06 17:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-17440

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17440

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17440


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Products Affected

gnu

  • libextractor
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference