6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-2575
Libbpg NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability was found while fuzzing libbpg 0.9.7. It is a NULL pointer dereference issue due to missing check of the return value of function malloc in the BPG encoder. This vulnerability appeared while converting a malicious JPEG file to BPG.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:26 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2575 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libbpg_project libbpg
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2575.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/100 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97963 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148857 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97963 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97963 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/100 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/100 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148857 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libbpg_project:libbpg:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97963 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2575 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.02%

score

0.37634

percentile

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