PT-2017-14125 · Gnu+2 · Gnu Libextractor+2

Leon Zhao · Published 2017-10-17 · Updated 2020-11-23 · CVE-2017-15601

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Libextractor version 1.4

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR png extract method function, specifically in the processing of TXt and the use of stndup.

Recommendations For GNU Libextractor version 1.4, consider disabling the EXTRACTOR png extract method function in plugins/png extractor.c until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-2450

CVE-2017-15601

DLA-1198-1

USN-4641-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Gnu Libextractor

Ubuntu

References · 23

• 🔥 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.html · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15601 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17440 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15266 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15267 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16430 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15601 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14346 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4641-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15601 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15922 · Vendor Advisory