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CVE-2017-5332 — The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.23% (top 54.10%)
CWE
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Published
2019-11-04T20:24:14.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T14:55:35.813Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Debianicoutilsbefore 0.31.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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