HIGH
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
Published Oct 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.64%
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
No data.
- 1.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.64% 0.01641
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01641
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 75.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 75.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 56.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 55.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 57.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.html x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gz x_refsource_MISCProduct
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gz | x_refsource_MISCProduct | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 18, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 18, 2017
Link CVE-2017-15601
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a