CVE-2017-17440
GNU 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…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNU 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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.36% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- gnu/libextractor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.htmlIssue Tracking
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102116Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/883528#35Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gnunet.org/git/libextractor.git/commit/?id=7cc63b001ceaf81143795321379c835486d0c92ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00000.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00001.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00002.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00004.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-11/msg00005.htmlIssue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.