CVE-2017-6299

MEDIUM

Ytnef < 1.9 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "2 of 9. Infinite Loop / DoS in the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c."

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 57.6%
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-835
Status published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
ytnef_project/ytnef < 1.9
Published Feb 24, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026