Local Memory Access Vulnerability in icoutils by GNU
CVE-2017-5332

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Debian
Status
Icoutils
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 November 2019

What is CVE-2017-5332?

A vulnerability in the function extract_group_icon_cursor_resource within wrestool/extract.c of icoutils before version 0.31.1 allows unallocated memory access. This flaw can enable local users to crash the process, resulting in a denial of service, and potentially execute arbitrary code through specially crafted executables.

Affected Version(s)

icoutils before 0.31.1

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0837.html
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017...
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/3
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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