High severity · published Feb 24, 2017
CVE-2017-6308
An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13
7.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Several Integer Overflows, which can lead to Heap Overflows, have been identified in the functions that wrap memory allocation.
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 75% 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 · source: NVD
TN
Tnef · Tnef Project
through 1.4.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6308
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6308
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427
Patch
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLog
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/c5044689e50039635e7700fe2472fd632ac77176
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02
Patch
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/
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