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CVE-2017-6011

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow...

5.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.54%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

Record
CVE-2017-6011
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

Record
CVE-2017-6011
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15079 No score

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

Record
EUVD-2017-15079
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r578-98vq-6p5r 5.5

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow...

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

Record
GHSA-r578-98vq-6p5r
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

Record
CVE-2017-6011
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6011 5.5

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6011
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2017-6011 5.5

An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1. An out-of-bounds read leading to a buffer overflow was observed in the "simple_vec" function in the "extract.c" source file. This affects icotool.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6011
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0080 No score

Updated icoutils packages fix security vulnerability

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the icotool (CVE-2017-6010, CVE-2017-6011) and wrestool (CVE-2017-6009) tools of icoutils, a set of programs that deal with MS Windows icons and cursors, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed .ico or .exe file is processed.

Record
MGASA-2017-0080
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10858-1 No score

icoutils-0.32.3-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the icoutils-0.32.3-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10858-1
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 0.31.2-1
0.31.2-1
icoutils
Debian:13
 before 0.31.2-1
0.31.2-1
icoutils
Debian:14
 before 0.31.2-1
0.31.2-1
icoutils
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.29.1-5deb7u2, plus listed versions
0.29.1-50.29.1-5deb7u1
0.29.1-5deb7u2
icoutils
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.31.0-2+deb8u3, plus listed versions
0.31.0-20.31.0-2+deb8u10.31.0-2+deb8u2
0.31.0-2+deb8u3
icoutils
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.31.3-1.mga5
0.31.3-1.mga5
icoutils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 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
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
0:0.31.3-1.el7_3
icoutils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 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+deb8u3build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.31.0-10.31.0-20.31.0-2+deb8u2build0.14.04.1
0.31.0-2+deb8u3build0.14.04.1
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
icoutils
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
0.31.0-20.31.0-3
0.31.0-3ubuntu0.1
icoutils
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0.32.3-1.7
0.32.3-1.7

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2017-6011 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Icoutils Project Icoutils, published February 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in icoutils 0.31.2-1.

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