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CVE-2017-5331

icoutils: Check_offset overflow on 64-bit systems

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.3

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound