5.5

CVE-2017-13756: debian debian_linux Infinite Loop

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13756DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13756
Published 29-08-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-13756 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DLA-3054-1MGASA-2018-0368

Timeline

  1. 29-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted disk image triggers infinite recursion in dos_load_ext_table() in tsk/vs/dos.c in libtskvs.a, as demonstrated by mmls.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.70% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Sleuthkit1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sleuthkitAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

5 links