CVE-2017-15266
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a Divide-By-Zero in EXTRACTOR_wav_extract_method in wav_extractor.c via a zero sample rate.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:1.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:1.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:1.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:1.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:1.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | libextractor | 1.4 | |
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00002.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101271
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499599
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15266
CWEs
CWE-369
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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