NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libextractor package, versions <1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBEXTRACTOR-313477
  • published11 Oct 2017
  • disclosed11 Oct 2017

Introduced: 11 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15267  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libextractor to version 1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in flac_metadata in flac_extractor.c.