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An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2017-15267)\n\nIt was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain specially\ncrafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial\nof service. (CVE-2017-15600, CVE-2018-16430, CVE-2018-20430)\n\nIt was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain inputs. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2017-15601)\n\nIt was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled integers. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2017-15602)\n\nIt was discovered that Libextractore incorrectly handled certain crafted\nfiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2017-15922)\n\nIt was discovered tha Libextractor incorrectly handled certain files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2017-17440)\n\nIt was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled certain malformed\nfiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2018-14346)\n\nIt was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled malformed files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2018-14347)\n\nIt was discovered that Libextractor incorrectly handled metadata. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2018-20431)\n","status":"published","published":"2020-11-23T18:02:19Z","modified":"2026-04-27T15:46:09.488278Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:15.159055Z"}]}}