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CVE-2017-6010 json

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1.

published 2017-02-16 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15078

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. A buffer overflow was observed in the "extract_icons" function in the "extract.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted ico file and will result in an icotool crash.

Patch / fix

  • icoutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.31.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6010

  • icoutils Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.31.0-2+deb8u3build0.14.04.1
  • icoutils Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6010

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  • icoutils RHEL 7 0.31.3-1.el7_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0837

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-6010 updated cvss 8.1

icoutils: Buffer overflow in the extract_icons function

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) icoutils 0.31.3-1.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) icoutils 0.31.3-1.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) icoutils 0.31.3-1.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) icoutils 0.31.3-1.el7_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) icoutils 0.31.3-1.el7_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0837

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Exploit prediction

1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854054 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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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