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CVE-2017-5332

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access...

7.8 HighFix available

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.11%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
CVE-2017-5332
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
CVE-2017-5332
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14437 No score

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
EUVD-2017-14437
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q358-9pw8-828w 7.8

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access...

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
GHSA-q358-9pw8-828w
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
CVE-2017-5332
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-5332 7.8

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5332
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2017:0837 8.1

Red Hat Security Advisory: icoutils security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0837
CVSS 3.0
8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5332 7.8

The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5332
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0044 No score

Updated icoutils packages fix security vulnerability

Multiple programming errors in the wrestool tool of the icoutils suite allows denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed binary is parsed (CVE-2017-5208, CVE-2017-5331, CVE-2017-5332, CVE-2017-5333).

Record
MGASA-2017-0044
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4695-1 No score

icoutils vulnerabilities

Choongwoo Han discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5208)

It was discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5331, CVE-2017-5332, CVE-2017-5333)

Jerzy Kramarz discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-6009, CVE-2017-6010)

Jerzy Kramarz discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-6011)

Record
USN-4695-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
icoutils
Debian:12
 before 0.31.1-1
0.31.1-1
icoutils
Debian:13
 before 0.31.1-1
0.31.1-1
icoutils
Debian:14
 before 0.31.1-1
0.31.1-1
icoutils
Debian:7
 before 0.29.1-5deb7u1, plus listed versions
0.29.1-5
0.29.1-5deb7u1
icoutils
Debian:8
 before 0.31.0-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions
0.31.0-20.31.0-2+deb8u1
0.31.0-2+deb8u2
icoutils
Mageia:5
 before 0.31.1-1.mga5
0.31.1-1.mga5
icoutils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
icoutils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 0.31.0-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.31.0-10.31.0-2
0.31.0-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1
icoutils
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
0.31.0-20.31.0-3
0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5332 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Debian Icoutils, published January 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in icoutils 0.31.1-1.

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