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CVE-2017-6309

An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Two type confusions have been identified in the parse_file() function. These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker.

Published

2017-02-24T04:59:00.637

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	tnef_project	tnef	≤ 1.4.12	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLog Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/8dccf79857ceeb7a6d3e42c1e762e7b865d5344d Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/ Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLog Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/8dccf79857ceeb7a6d3e42c1e762e7b865d5344d Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/ Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)