NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libextractor package, versions <1:1.6-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.09% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBEXTRACTOR-19823609
  • published15 Sept 2026
  • disclosed18 Oct 2017

Introduced: 18 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15600  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest libextractor to version 1:1.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libextractor package and not the libextractor package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the EXTRACTOR_nsf_extract_method function of plugins/nsf_extractor.c.