CVE-2017-6011 Memory corruption in n/a
An out-of-bounds read in icoutils can lead to buffer overflow, potentially causing denial of service or code execution when processing malicious icon files.
- 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
What is CVE-2017-6011?
CVE-2017-6011 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Feb 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
An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6011?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Icoutils Project Icoutils, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6011?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-6011 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6011 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6011, GHSA-r578-98vq-6p5r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6011.