NULL pointer dereference in Libextractor - CVE-2017-15267

 

NULL pointer dereference in Libextractor - CVE-2017-15267

Published: October 11, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38078
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15267
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Libextractor

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in flac_metadata in flac_extractor.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-15267

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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