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 Dec 6, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.36%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02360) | 83.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02360) | 81.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01143) | 76.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 79.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 76.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 74.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00909) | 80.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 63.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92e | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.html | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking |
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