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CVE-2017-15953 json

bchunk (related to BinChunker) 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow and crash when processing a malformed CUE (.cu…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-7369

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

bchunk (related to BinChunker) 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow and crash when processing a malformed CUE (.cue) file.

Patch / fix

  • bchunk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.0-12.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15953

  • bchunk Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.2.0-12+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
  • bchunk Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.2.0-12+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15953

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • bchunk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.2.2-1.15

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10648-1

  • bchunk Arch Linux 1.2.2-4

arch linux advisories AVG-475

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red hat product security vex CVE-2017-15953 updated cvss 3.3

bchunk: Multiple vulnerabilities

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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