CVE-2017-6299 Information

Description

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.\

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423 https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5