PT-2017-12362 · Ytnef+2 · Ytnef+2

Published 2017-08-02 · Updated 2019-05-18 · CVE-2017-12141

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ytnef version 1.9.2

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue was found in the TNEFFillMapi function in ytnef.c, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Recommendations For ytnef version 1.9.2, consider avoiding the use of the TNEFFillMapi function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of crafted files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2051

CVE-2017-12141

USN-3667-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Ubuntu

Ytnef

References · 17

• https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/50 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12141 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9473 · Vendor Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9058 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12141 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3667-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3667-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9146 · Vendor Advisory