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CVE-2017-9832

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9832 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the libmtp library (versions 1.1.12 and below), specifically within the ptp_unpack_OPL function, affecting products using this library. This vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service via out-of-bounds memory access, or potentially achieve remote code execution, by connecting a specially crafted mobile device to a personal computer via USB. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.8), it requires physical proximity (AV:P) but no user interaction (UI:N) and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libmtp_project:libmtp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0077 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 1,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libgphoto2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libmtp
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libgphoto2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libmtp

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-9832Low

libmtp: Integer overflow in ptp_unpack_OPL function

Mar 16, 2017

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00003.html
sourceforge.net / p/libmtp/mailman/message/35729062
Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory