Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tnef package, versions <1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TNEF-330956
  • published24 Feb 2017
  • disclosed24 Feb 2017

Introduced: 24 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-6307  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tnef to version 1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tnef package and not the tnef package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Two OOB Writes have been identified in src/mapi_attr.c:mapi_attr_read(). These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker.