Out-of-bounds Read in Tnef Project
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tnef Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLog (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/8dccf79857ceeb7a6d3e42c1e762e7b865d5344d (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6309?
- CVE-2017-6309 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tnef Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6309?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.