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CVE-2017-6299

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
0
none known

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "2 of 9. Infinite Loop / DoS in the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/96423 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3846 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • x41-dsec.de /lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred

Sources

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