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CVE-2017-9473 Details

Description

In ytnef 1.9.2, the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/24/ytnef-memory-allocation-failure-in-tneffillmapi-ytnef-c/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/24/ytnef-memory-allocation-failure-in-tneffillmapi-ytnef-c/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ytnef project ytnef
1.9.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
14.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-9473
NVD Published Date:
Jun 7, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-9473 Details - Not Deferred