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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"}]}}