CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5208

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before version 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted executable, leading to application crash or the possibility of executing arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger application crashes or execute malicious code, posing a significant security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update icoutils to version 0.31.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted executable, which triggers a denial of service (application crash) or the possibility of execution of arbitrary code.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS