CVE-2017-12142

MEDIUM

ytnef 1.9.2 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

In ytnef 1.9.2, an invalid memory read vulnerability was found in the function SwapDWord in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

References (3)

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/49

[Third Party Advisory] https://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/07/ytnefinvalid-memory-read-in-swapdword.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0016

EPSS Percentile 36.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Products (2)

ytnef_project/ytnef

n/a/n/a

Published Aug 02, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026