CVE-2017-6299
published 2017-02-24CVE-2017-6299: 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…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.18%
64.0th percentile
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."
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | libytnef | < libytnef 1.9.1-1 (bookworm) | libytnef 1.9.1-1 (bookworm) |
| ytnef_project | ytnef | <= 1.9 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-48mr-3phh-9xcg: An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-6299 [MEDIUM] CWE-835 GHSA-48mr-3phh-9xcg: An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1
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."
OSV
libytnef vulnerabilities
osv·2020-11-03·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6298 [HIGH] libytnef vulnerabilities
libytnef vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Yerase's TNEF had null pointer dereferences, infinite
loop, buffer overflow, out of bounds reads, directory traversal issues and
other vulnerabilities. An attacker could use those issues to cause a crash
and consequently a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6298, CVE-2017-6299,
CVE-2017-6300, CVE-2017-6301, CVE-2017-6302, CVE-2017-6303, CVE-2017-6304,
CVE-2017-6305, CVE-2017-6306, CVE-2017-6800, CVE-2017-6801, CVE-2017-6802)
OSV
CVE-2017-6299: An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1
osv·2017-02-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6299 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6299: An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1
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."
Ubuntu
Yerase's TNEF vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-11-03·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6301 [HIGH] Yerase's TNEF vulnerabilities
Title: Yerase's TNEF vulnerabilities
Summary: Yerase's TNEF could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.
It was discovered that Yerase's TNEF had null pointer dereferences, infinite
loop, buffer overflow, out of bounds reads, directory traversal issues and
other vulnerabilities. An attacker could use those issues to cause a crash
and consequently a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6298, CVE-2017-6299,
CVE-2017-6300, CVE-2017-6301, CVE-2017-6302, CVE-2017-6303, CVE-2017-6304,
CVE-2017-6305, CVE-2017-6306, CVE-2017-6800, CVE-2017-6801, CVE-2017-6802)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
libytnef vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-05-15
CVE-2017-6298 libytnef vulnerabilities
Title: libytnef vulnerabilities
Summary: libytnef could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened
a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that libytnef incorrectly handled malformed TNEF streams.
If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted TNEF attachment, an
attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart applications using
libytnef, such as Evolution, to make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2017-6299: libytnef - An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch descri...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-6299 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-6299: libytnef - An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch descri...
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."
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.9.1-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 libytnef: various flaws [epel-al
bugzilla·2017-02-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6298 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 libytnef: various flaws [epel-al
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 libytnef: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CV
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 ytnef: various flaws [fedora-all
bugzilla·2017-02-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6298 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 ytnef: various flaws [fedora-all
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 ytnef: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the C
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 libytnef: various flaws [fedora-
bugzilla·2017-02-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6298 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 libytnef: various flaws [fedora-
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 libytnef: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention th
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 ytnef: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-02-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6298 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 ytnef: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802 ytnef: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE I
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 ytnef: Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 1.9.1 version
bugzilla·2017-02-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-6298 [HIGH] CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 ytnef: Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 1.9.1 version
CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 CVE-2017-6306 ytnef: Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 1.9.1 version
Ytnef upstream released a security advisory for their latest release.
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
It fixes multiple security vulnerabilities.
Discussion:
Created libytnef tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1422814]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1422817]
Created ytnef tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1422816]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1422815]
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Mitre assigned CVEs for these patches:
Null Pointer Deref / calloc return value not checked - CVE-2017-6298
Infinite Loop / DoS - CVE-2017-6299
Buffer Overflow in version field - CVE-2017-6300
Out of Bo
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
2017-02-24
Published