CVE-2017-9146

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-9146
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-22 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:50:00 UTC
DescriptionThe TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c in libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2 does not ensure a nonzero count value before a certain memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tnef file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ytnef Project Ytnef All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#862707 - libytnef: CVE-2017-9146: Heap-buffer overrun: write extra bytes in TNEFFillMapi - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: ytnef-1.9.3-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
heap-buffer overrun: write extra bytes in TNEFFillMapi · Issue #47 · Yeraze/ytnef · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
USN-3667-1: libytnef vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: ytnef-1.9.3-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
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