CVE-2017-17440 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted media files due to a NULL pointer dereference in GNU Libextractor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-17440?
CVE-2017-17440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17440?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Libextractor.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17440?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-17440 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17440 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17440, GHSA-q9jv-j4wg-cw5r, MGASA-2018-0043, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17440.