USN-4641-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4641-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4641-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4641-1
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Published
2020-11-23T18:02:19.307565Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:17Z
Summary
libextractor vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled zero sample rate. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15266)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain FLAC metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15267)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain specially crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15600, CVE-2018-16430, CVE-2018-20430)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15601)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled integers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15602)

It was discovered that Libextractore incorrectly handled certain crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15922)

It was discovered tha Libextractor incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-17440)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain malformed files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14346)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled malformed files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14347)

It was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-20431)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libextractor

Package

Name
libextractor
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libextractor@1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.3-2build1
1:1.3-2ubuntu1
1:1.3-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "extract"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libextractor-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.3-4+deb9u3build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libextractor3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-15266",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-15267",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-15600",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-15601",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-15602",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "low",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-15922",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "low",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2017-17440",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2018-14346",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2018-14347",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2018-16430",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2018-20430",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2018-20431",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}