Fedora 24 update for libmtp

Published: 2017-06-26 | Updated: 2025-04-24

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-9832 CVE-2017-9831
CWE-ID	CWE-190
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system libmtp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU33054

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9832

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An integer overflow vulnerability in ptp-pack.c (ptp_unpack_OPL function) of libmtp (version 1.1.12 and below) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or maybe remote code execution by inserting a mobile device into a personal computer through a USB cable.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 24

libmtp: before 1.1.13-1.fc24

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-d26266eb32

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU33053