CVE-2017-9471 — Out-of-bounds Read in Project Ytnef

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read9 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Debian LibytnefCanonical Ubuntu LinuxYtnef Project Ytnef
Timeline
PublishedJun 7
Latest updateMay 13

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.

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)

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 14.04

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-mgvm-xh8j-rpqx: In ytnef 1↗2022-05-13
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OSV
libytnef vulnerabilities↗2018-05-31
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OSV
CVE-2017-9471: In ytnef 1↗2017-06-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
libytnef vulnerabilities↗2018-05-31
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Debian
CVE-2017-9471: libytnef - In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to ...↗2017
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9470 CVE-2017-9471 CVE-2017-9472 CVE-2017-9473 CVE-2017-9474 ytnef: Multiple vulnerabilities in 1.9.2 version [fedora-all]↗2017-06-07
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9470 CVE-2017-9471 CVE-2017-9472 CVE-2017-9473 CVE-2017-9474 ytnef: Multiple vulnerabilities in 1.9.2 version↗2017-06-07
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9470 CVE-2017-9471 CVE-2017-9472 CVE-2017-9473 CVE-2017-9474 ytnef: Multiple vulnerabilities in 1.9.2 version [epel-all]↗2017-06-07
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