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CVE-2017-5333

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5333 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the extract_group_icon_cursor_resource function within icoutils versions prior to 0.31.1, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical, Debian, openSUSE, and Red Hat. This high-severity flaw, rated 7.8 CVSS, can be triggered by a local user opening a specially crafted executable file, potentially leading to a denial of service (process crash) or arbitrary code execution. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.31.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:icoutils_project:icoutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0222 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: icoutils-0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5333Important

icoutils: Integer overflow vulnerability in extract.c

Jan 8, 2017

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00024.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00026.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0837.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
git.savannah.gnu.org / cgit/icoutils.git/commit
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3765
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95678
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3178-1
Third Party Advisory