High severity · published Aug 22, 2017
CVE-2017-5208
Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted executable, which…
8.8
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted executable, which triggers a denial of service (application crash) or the possibility of execution of arbitrary code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.3; 7.4; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.3; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
IC
Icoutils · Icoutils Project
before 0.31.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5208
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5208
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0837.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3756
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/08/5
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95315
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411251
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-12
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