Heap-based buffer overflow in Libextractor - CVE-2017-15601
Published: October 18, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38057
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15601
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing data within the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Libextractor
Ubuntu
extract (Ubuntu package)
libextractor-dev (Ubuntu package)
libextractor3 (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
extract (Ubuntu package)
libextractor-dev (Ubuntu package)
libextractor3 (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15601
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
extract (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1
libextractor-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1
libextractor3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1
libextractor-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1
libextractor3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1