Out-of-Bounds Affecting libofx package, versions <1:0.9.11-4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LIBOFX-523467
  • published13 Sept 2017
  • disclosed13 Sept 2017

Introduced: 13 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-2816  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 libofx to version 1:0.9.11-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libofx package and not the libofx package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of LibOFX 0.9.11. A specially crafted OFX file can cause a write out of bounds resulting in a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker can construct a malicious OFX file to trigger this vulnerability.

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