UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5331

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5331
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5331.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5331
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Published
2017-01-11T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:06Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / icoutils

Package

Name
icoutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icoutils@0.31.0-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.31.0-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.31.0-1
0.31.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icoutils",
            "binary_version": "0.31.0-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5331.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / icoutils

Package

Name
icoutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icoutils@0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.31.0-2
0.31.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icoutils",
            "binary_version": "0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5331.json"