Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting libytnef package, versions <1.9.3-1
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- published2 Aug 2017
- disclosed2 Aug 2017
Introduced: 2 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12144 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
In ytnef 1.9.2, an allocation failure was found in the function TNEFFillMapi in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12144
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/51
- https://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/07/ytnefallocation-failed-in-tneffillmapi.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100098
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-12144
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/