CVE-2017-9058

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Published May 18, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

In libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2, there is a heap-based buffer over-read due to incorrect boundary checking in the SIZECHECK macro in lib/ytnef.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17997	In libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2, there is a heap-based buffer over-read due to incorrect boundary checking in the SIZECHECK macro in lib/ytnef.c.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3667-1	libytnef vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.538% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Ytnef Project Ytnef

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 18, 2017, 6:13 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved: May 18, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 18, 2017, 6:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

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