CVE-2021-3403

medium
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
5.5

Description

In ytnef 1.9.3, the TNEFSubjectHandler function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (and potentially code execution) due to a double free which can be triggered via a crafted file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3403

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed1:1.9.3-1
debian debianbookwormfixed1.9.3-3
debian debianbullseyefixed1.9.3-3
debian debianforkyfixed1.9.3-3
debian debiansidfixed1.9.3-3
debian debiantrixiefixed1.9.3-3

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.