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CVE-2017-15602

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15602 is an integer signedness error in GNU Libextractor 1.4, specifically within the EXTRACTOR_nsfe_extract_method function, which can lead to an infinite loop when processing a specially crafted chunk size. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0151 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.gnu.org / archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00005.html
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
ftp.gnu.org / gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gz
Product
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html