What is CVE-2017-9831?

CVE-2017-9831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libmtp Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-06-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-9831?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Libmtp Project

CVE-2017-9831

An integer overflow vulnerability in the ptp_unpack_EOS_CustomFuncEx function of the ptp-pack.c file of libmtp (version 1.1.12 and below) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) or maybe remote code execution by inserting a mobile device into a personal computer through a USB cable.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (54.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libmtp_project Libmtp — versions 1.1.12
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9831?: CVE-2017-9831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libmtp Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-9831?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.