CVE-2017-17440

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17440
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-06 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionGNU 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.005310000 probability, percentile 0.674400000 (date 2026-05-16)

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Libextractor 1.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[bug-libextractor] NULL Pointer Dereference vulneribility in libextracto af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
[bug-libextractor] NULL Pointer Dereference vulneribility in libextracto af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Re: [bug-libextractor] NULL Pointer Dereference vulneribility in libextr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Issue Tracking
gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gnunet.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
[bug-libextractor] NULL Pointer Dereference vulneribility in libextracto af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
GNU Libextractor CVE-2017-17440 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
#883528 - libextractor: CVE-2017-17440: various null pointer dereferences in GIF, IT, NSFE, S3M, SID and XM plugins - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
[bug-libextractor] NULL Pointer Dereference vulneribility in libextracto af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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