What is CVE-2017-9058?

CVE-2017-9058 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ytnef_project Ytnef, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-9058?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Ytnef_project Ytnef

CVE-2017-9058

In libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2, there is a heap-based buffer over-read due to incorrect boundary checking in the SIZECHECK macro in lib/ytnef.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ytnef_project Ytnef
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9058?: CVE-2017-9058 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ytnef_project Ytnef, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-9058?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.