5.5

CVE-2017-15922: gnu libextractor Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15922DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15922
Published 26-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15922 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gnu libextractor. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.31%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 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. 26-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 1.31% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.31%

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< 1:1.6-2
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libextractorAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links