Is CVE-2017-13756 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-13756 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-13756?

CVE-2017-13756 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-13756?

CVE-2017-13756 has an EPSS score of 0.70% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13756?

Upgrade sleuthkit on debian 11 to 4.4.2-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-13756

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.4.2, opening a crafted disk image triggers infinite recursion in dos_load_ext_table() in tsk/vs/dos.c in libtskvs.a, as demonstrated by mmls.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

sleuthkitDebian

Fixed in:4.4.2-3CVE-2017-13756

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-13935	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36227	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0778	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14241	High	7.5	70%	-	-
CVE-2017-16944	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20353	High	8.6	63%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.