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CVE-2017-9474

In ytnef 1.9.2, the DecompressRTF function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Published

2017-06-07T05:29:00.350

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ytnef_project	ytnef	1.9.2	Yes

References

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/24/ytnef-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-decompressrtf-ytnef-c/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ ([email protected])
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/24/ytnef-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-decompressrtf-ytnef-c/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)