8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-9146
Windows TNEF Heap Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability in ytnef.
Description

The TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c in libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2 does not ensure a nonzero count value before a certain memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tnef file.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9146 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 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-2017-9146.

URL Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862707 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/47 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9146 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/
  • 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]
  • 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]

    Jun. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862707 No Types Assigned http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862707 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/47 No Types Assigned https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/47 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.91 }} 0.10%

score

0.80483

percentile

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