Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tnef package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-TNEF-483071
  • published11 Nov 2019
  • disclosed11 Nov 2019

Introduced: 11 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-18849  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 tnef.

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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In tnef before 1.4.18, an attacker may be able to write to the victim's .ssh/authorized_keys file via an e-mail message with a crafted winmail.dat application/ms-tnef attachment, because of a heap-based buffer over-read involving strdup.

CVSS Scores

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