CVE-2017-6299

low-risk
Published 2017-02-24

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "2 of 9. Infinite Loop / DoS in the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c."

Do I need to act?

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0.35% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Debian Ytnef Project

References (12)

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423
Issue Tracking https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Patch https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423
Issue Tracking https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Patch https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low