CVE-2017-9058
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
In libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2, there is a heap-based buffer over-read due to incorrect boundary checking in the SIZECHECK macro in lib/ytnef.c.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.9.2-2 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.9.2-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.9.2-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.9.2-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.9.2-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.9.2-2 |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ytnef_project | ytnef | {"endIncluding":"1.9.2"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201708-10
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9058
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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