CVE-2017-6801

7.5 HIGH
Published: March 10, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/commit/3cb0f914d6427073f262e1b2b5fd973e3043cdf7
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/commit/3cb0f914d6427073f262e1b2b5fd973e3043cdf7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.4%
69th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

Affected Vendors

ytnef_project debian

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