Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libytnef package, versions <1.5-6ubuntu0.1
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- published10 Mar 2017
- disclosed10 Mar 2017
Introduced: 10 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-6800 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libytnef to version 1.5-6ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. An invalid memory access (heap-based buffer over-read) can occur during handling of LONG data types, related to MAPIPrint() in libytnef.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6800
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6800
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/commit/f98f5d4adc1c4bd4033638f6167c1bb95d642f89
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/28
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/