CVE-2017-5331
icoutils: Check_offset overflow on 64-bit systems
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · January 8, 2017
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
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.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of icoutils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 as they did not backport the vulnerable patches provided to fix a previous flaw (CVE-2017-5208).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound