CVE-2010-5109

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-5109
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-05 17:06:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionOff-by-one error in the DecompressRTF function in ytnef.c in Yerase's TNEF Stream Reader allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TNEF file, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 16 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 17 All All All
Application Randall Hand Yerases Tnef Stream Reader - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libytnef TNEF File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: libytnef-1.5-8.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: libytnef-1.5-8.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
831322 – (CVE-2010-5109) [PATCH] fix possible buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE-2010-5109 libytnef buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Yerase's TNEF Stream Reader / Bugs / #13 Buffer Overflow in libytnef af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
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