CVE-2017-6298

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 v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:49

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Information

Published : 2017-02-24 04:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2017-6298

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6298

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6298

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

ytnef_project

ytnef

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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