VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15922
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an out-of-bounds read in the EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method function in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an out-of-bounds read in the EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method function in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.31% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gnu/libextractor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00008.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101595Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00008.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101595Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.