CVE-2017-15601
HighSummary
In GNU Libextractor version 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, related to processiTXt and stndup.
Risk Assessment
Buffer overflow can lead to the execution of malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update GNU Libextractor to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in GNU Libextractor 1.4
See all- CVE-2017-15602High
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an integer signedness error for the chunk size in the EXTRACTOR_nsfe_extract_method function in plugins/nsfe_extractor.c, leading to an infinite loop for a crafted size.
- CVE-2017-15600High
In GNU Libextractor version 1.4, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the EXTRACTOR_nsf_extract_method function of plugins/nsf_extractor.c.
- CVE-2017-15267High
In GNU Libextractor version 1.4, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the flac_metadata function in flac_extractor.c.
Original NVD description (English source)
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, related to processiTXt and stndup.