Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-15601 (CCN-133670)

Assigned:2017-10-13
Published:2017-10-13
Updated:2018-02-04
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
4.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-15601

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Web site
A heap-buffer-overflow vulneribility in png_extractor

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libextractor-cve201715601-bo(133670)

Source: MISC
Type: Product
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gz

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[debian-lts-announce] 20171204 [SECURITY] [DLA 1198-1] libextractor security update

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Libextractor Web site
Libextractor - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation - GNU.org

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017156010000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201715601000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - untriaged.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201715601000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2017156010000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201715601000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017156010000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201715601000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017156010000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2017-10-18
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201715601000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15601 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-10-18
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