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high 7.5

CVE-2017-15601 json

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, rel…

published 2017-10-18 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7053

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • libextractor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15601

  • libextractor Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15601

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-15601 updated cvss 3.3

libextractor: Heap based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • lists.gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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