CVE-2017-6304
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "7 of 9. Out of Bounds read."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.9.1-1 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ytnef_project | ytnef | {"endIncluding":"1.9"} | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6304
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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