CVE-2017-6308

HIGH

tnef < 1.4.13 - Integer Overflow and Heap Overflow via Memory Allocation Wrapper

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Several Integer Overflows, which can lead to Heap Overflows, have been identified in the functions that wrap memory allocation.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLog
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0154
EPSS Percentile 71.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
tnef_project/tnef < 1.4.12
Published Feb 24, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026