PT-2017-12774 · Libfpx · Libfpx

Agostino Sarubbo · Published 2017-08-28 · Updated 2017-09-01 · CVE-2017-12919

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libfpx version 1.3.1 p6

Description The issue is a heap-based buffer overflow in the OLEStream::WriteVT LPSTR function in olestrm.cpp, which can be triggered by remote attackers using a crafted fpx image, leading to a denial of service.

Recommendations For libfpx version 1.3.1 p6, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12919

Affected Products

Libfpx

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12919 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12919 · Vendor Advisory
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/09/libfpx-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-olestreamwritevt_lpstr-olestrm-cpp · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/17/13 · Note