High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-15601
CVE-2017-15601
Description
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the EXTRACTOR_png_extract_method function in plugins/png_extractor.c, related to processiTXt and stndup.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libextractor:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00006.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libextractor/libextractor-1.6.tar.gznvdProduct
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.htmlnvd
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