CVE-2017-12141

Published: Aug 2, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In ytnef 1.9.2, a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the function TNEFFillMapi in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Affected (1)

Products: Ytnef Project: Ytnef

Ytnef Project

1 product

Ytnef

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ytnef Project Ytnef	Version 1.9.2

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/50

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/07/ytnefheap-buffer-overflow-in.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/50

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/07/ytnefheap-buffer-overflow-in.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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