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CVE-2017-15602

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Oct 18, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15602
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is an integer signedness error for the chunk size in the EXTRACTOR_nsfe_extract_method function in plugins/nsfe_extractor.c, leading to an infinite loop for a crafted size.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibextractorGnu1.4 (including)1.4 (including)
LibextractorUbuntuartful*
LibextractorUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
LibextractorUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LibextractorUbuntutrusty*
LibextractorUbuntutrusty/esm*
LibextractorUbuntuupstream*
LibextractorUbuntuxenial*
LibextractorUbuntuzesty*

References

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