CVE-2017-15922

MEDIUM

GNU Libextractor - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an out-of-bounds read in the EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method function in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101595
Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00008.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 38.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/libextractor 1.4
Published Oct 26, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026