CVE-2017-12142 — Out-of-bounds Read in Project Ytnef

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 63.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Debian LibytnefYtnef Project Ytnef
Timeline
PublishedAug 2
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶debiandebian/libytnef< libytnef 1.9.3-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wx58-mfwq-x7r3: In ytnef 1↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2017-12142: In ytnef 1↗2017-08-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Debian
CVE-2017-12142: libytnef - In ytnef 1.9.2, an invalid memory read vulnerability was found in the function S...↗2017
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12141 CVE-2017-12142 CVE-2017-12144 libytnef: various flaws [epel-all]↗2017-08-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12141 CVE-2017-12142 CVE-2017-12144 ytnef: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2017-08-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12142 ytnef: invalid memory read in SwapDWord function↗2017-08-02
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12141 CVE-2017-12142 CVE-2017-12144 libytnef: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2017-08-02
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