Out-of-Bounds Affecting libytnef package, versions <1.9.3-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LIBYTNEF-369699
  • published2 Aug 2017
  • disclosed2 Aug 2017

Introduced: 2 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12141  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 libytnef to version 1.9.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libytnef package and not the libytnef package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ytnef 1.9.2, a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the function TNEFFillMapi in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.