CVE-2017-15922
Published: 26 October 2017
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an out-of-bounds read in the EXTRACTOR_dvi_extract_method function in plugins/dvi_extractor.c.
From the Ubuntu security team
It was discovered that Libextractore incorrectly handled certain crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 5.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libextractor Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(1:1.3-4+deb9u1, 1:1.6-2)
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(1:1.6-2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|