CRITICAL
In libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2, there is a heap-based buffer over-read due to incorrect boundary checking in the SIZECHECK macro in lib/ytnef.c
Published May 18, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.54%
Description
In libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2, there is a heap-based buffer over-read due to incorrect boundary checking in the SIZECHECK macro in lib/ytnef.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.9.2
Configuration 2
- 14.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.54% 0.01538
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01538
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01538) | 73.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01538) | 73.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 70.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 69.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 66.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 58.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3667-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 18, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 18, 2017
Link CVE-2017-9058
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a