SB20171211346 - Fedora 27 update for libextractor
Published: December 11, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20171211346
Severity
Low
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 security vulnerability.
1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17440)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the EXTRACTOR_xm_extract_method function in plugins/xm_extractor.c due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted GIF, IT (Impulse Tracker), NSFE, S3M (Scream Tracker 3), SID, or XM (eXtended Module) file, trigger NULL pointer derference and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.