UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9831

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9831
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9831.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9831
Upstream
Published
2017-06-24T00:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:21:55.349491Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An integer overflow vulnerability in the ptpunpackEOS_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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libmtp

Package

Name
libmtp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmtp@1.1.10-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.9-3ubuntu1
1.1.10-1ubuntu1
1.1.10-2
1.1.10-2ubuntu1

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libmtp

Package

Name
libmtp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmtp@1.1.13-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.13-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmtp-common",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmtp-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmtp-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmtp-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmtp-runtime",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmtp-runtime-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmtp9",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mtp-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mtp-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.1.13-1"
        }
    ]
}