SB2017110817 - Arch Linux update for libextractor
Published: November 8, 2017 Updated: November 8, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017110817
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15922)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an out-of-bounds read in the EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method function in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.