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CVE-2017-9146 (GCVE-0-2017-9146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-22 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:55
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Summary
The TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c in libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2 does not ensure a nonzero count value before a certain memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tnef file.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-05-22 00:00
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