CVE-2017-9471

MEDIUM

ytnef 1.9.2 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

References (3)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/24/ytnef-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-swapword-ytnef-c/

[Third Party Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/

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

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 45.2%

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 (3)

ytnef_project/ytnef

canonical/ubuntu_linux

n/a/n/a

Published Jun 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026