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The TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c in libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2 does not ensure a nonzero count value before a certain memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tnef file

Published May 22, 2017

Description

The TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c in libytnef in ytnef through 1.9.2 does not ensure a nonzero count value before a certain memory allocation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted tnef file.

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (4)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 22, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 22, 2017
Link CVE-2017-9146
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2017-9146
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2017-9146