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CVE-2017-5331

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1...

7.8 HighFix available

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 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
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 1.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
CVE-2017-5331
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
CVE-2017-5331
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14436No score

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
EUVD-2017-14436
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp7c-cq7m-4vmc7.8

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1...

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
GHSA-pp7c-cq7m-4vmc
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV7.8

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
CVE-2017-5331
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-53317.8

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5331
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-53317.8

Integer overflow in the check_offset function in b/wrestool/fileread.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5331
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0044No 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-4695-1No 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
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.29.1-5deb7u1, plus listed versions
0.29.1-5
0.29.1-5deb7u1
icoutils
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
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
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.31.1-1.mga5
0.31.1-1.mga5
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
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

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-2017-5331 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 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in icoutils 0.31.1-1.

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