What is CVE-2017-9470?

CVE-2017-9470 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ytnef Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-9470?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Ytnef Project

CVE-2017-9470

In ytnef 1.9.2, the MAPIPrint function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ytnef_project Ytnef — versions 1.9.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9470?: CVE-2017-9470 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ytnef Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-9470?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.