Medium severity · published Jun 7, 2017
CVE-2017-9473
In ytnef 1.9.2, the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted file
5.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In ytnef 1.9.2, the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04 · source: NVD
YT
Ytnef · Ytnef Project
1.9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9473
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9473
Exploit
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/24/ytnef-memory-allocation-failure-in-tneffillmapi-ytnef-c/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/
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