CVE-2017-15601
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnu/libextractor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gzProduct
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gzProduct
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.