9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-9058
Adobe libytnef Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 18, 2017, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9058 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Ytnef_project ytnef
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-9058.

URL Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-9058 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9058 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-125
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} 0.10%

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0.65816

percentile

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