Integer overflow in the extract_group_icon_cursor_resource function in b/wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to
Integer overflow in the extract_group_icon_cursor_resource function in b/wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable file.
- Published
- Nov 4, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.2% · 82th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| icoutils project | icoutils | cpe:2.3:a:icoutils_project:icoutils |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- debian debian linux10.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- icoutils project icoutilsbefore 0.31.1
- opensuse leap42.1
- opensuse leap42.2
- opensuse opensuse13.2
- redhat enterprise linux7.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.7
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.5
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.7
- redhat enterprise linux server tus7.3
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (debian). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Debian icoutils
- before 0.31.1affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | icoutils | before 0.31.1-1 | 0.31.1-1 |
| Debian:7 | icoutils | before 0.29.1-5deb7u1 | 0.29.1-5deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | icoutils | before 0.31.0-2+deb8u2 | 0.31.0-2+deb8u2 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | icoutils | before 0.32.3-1.7 | 0.32.3-1.7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | icoutils | before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3 | 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | icoutils-debuginfo | before 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3 | 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3 |
Same product
icoutils project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-5208Integer overflow in the wrestool program in icoutils before 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) 36Monitor
- CVE-2017-5332The extract_group_icon_cursor_resource in wrestool/extract.c in icoutils before 0.31.1 can access unallocated memory, which allows local use32Monitor
- CVE-2017-5331Integer 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 ser31Monitor
- CVE-2017-6011An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1.22Monitor
- CVE-2017-6010An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1.22Monitor
- CVE-2017-6009An issue was discovered in icoutils 0.31.1.22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:icoutils | 0.31.1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:icoutils | 0.32.3-1.7 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:icoutils | 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:icoutils-debuginfo | 0:0.31.3-1.el7_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00024.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00025.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00026.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0837.html
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3765
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/11/3
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95678
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3178-1
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1412259
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/icoutils.git/commit/?id=1a108713ac26215c7568353f6e02e727e6d4b24a
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.