# CVE-2017-15955: Null dereference in n/a

> A null pointer dereference in bchunk allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed CUE file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2017-1000447, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15955, GHSA-f4q3-g2x6-cp3q, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15955

## What is CVE-2017-15955?

CVE-2017-15955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

bchunk (related to BinChunker) 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 is vulnerable to an "Access violation near NULL on destination operand" and crash when processing a malformed CUE (.cue) file.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15955?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Bchunk Project Bchunk, Debian Debian Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15955?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-15955 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux

- [CVE-2017-15953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15953/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2017-15954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15954/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15955 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15955/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15955/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15955
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15955
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15955

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15955/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.