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.
Published: 2017-12-06
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8604 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4641-1 libextractor vulnerabilities
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Gnu Libextractor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:31.383Z

Reserved: 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17440

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-06T17:29:00.220

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

Link: CVE-2017-17440

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