7.5

CVE-2017-15602: gnu libextractor Infinite Loop

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15602DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15602
Published 18-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15602 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in gnu libextractor. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-1198-1USN-4641-1

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an integer signedness error for the chunk size in the EXTRACTOR_nsfe_extract_method function in plugins/nsfe_extractor.c, leading to an infinite loop for a crafted size.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.51% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (lists.gnu.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libextractor< 1:1.6-1
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libextractorAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links