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7.8high

CVE-2017-6306

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "9 of 9. Directory Traversal using the filename; SanitizeFilename function in settings.c."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

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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