CVE-2017-15602 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an integer signedness error for the chunk size in the EXTRACTOR_nsfe_extract_method function in plugins/nsfe_extractor.c, leading to an infinite loop for a crafted size.

Published: 2017-10-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1198-1	libextractor security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7054	In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an integer signedness error for the chunk size in the EXTRACTOR_nsfe_extract_method function in plugins/nsfe_extractor.c, leading to an infinite loop for a crafted size.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4641-1	libextractor vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00408.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00005.html
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gz
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Libextractor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-18T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:57:27.336Z

Reserved: 2017-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15602

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-18T21:29:00.507

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-15602

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-835

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