CVE-2017-9831

NameCVE-2017-9831
DescriptionAn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1029-1, DLA-2169-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libmtp (PTS)bullseye1.1.17-3fixed
bookworm1.1.20-1fixed
sid, trixie1.1.21-3.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libmtpsourcewheezy1.1.3-35-g0ece104-5+deb7u1DLA-1029-1
libmtpsourcejessie1.1.8-1+deb8u1DLA-2169-1
libmtpsource(unstable)1.1.13-1

Notes

https://sourceforge.net/p/libmtp/mailman/message/35735992/
https://sourceforge.net/p/libmtp/code/ci/aa7d91a789873a9d86969028e57f888a1241c085/
reduced patchset: https://lists.debian.org/87lgnzvjvb.fsf@curie.anarc.at

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