CVE-2017-15601 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU Libextractor version 1.4, specifically within the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function due to issues with processiTXt and stndup. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw requiring no user interaction, which could lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.