High severity · published Feb 24, 2017
CVE-2017-6298
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1
7.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "1 of 9. Null Pointer Deref / calloc return value not checked."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
YT
Ytnef · Ytnef Project
through 1.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6298
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6298
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
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
Patch
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
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