{"id":"CVE-2017-5208","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-5208","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:09:45.757Z","title":"Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted executable, which triggers a denial of service (application crash) or the possibility of execution…","description":"Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted executable, which triggers a denial of service (application crash) or the possibility of execution of arbitrary code.","published":"2017-08-22T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:20:10.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@debian.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-190"],"affected":["icoutils project/icoutils","debian/debian linux","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server aus","redhat/enterprise linux server eus","redhat/enterprise linux server tus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation"],"epss":{"score":0.03591,"percentile":0.89372,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0837.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3756","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/08/5","tags":["Mailing List","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95315","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411251","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-12","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0837.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3756","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/08/5","tags":["Mailing List","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95315","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411251","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-12","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5208","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}