CVE-2017-6800

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. An invalid memory access (heap-based buffer over-read) can occur during handling of LONG data types, related to MAPIPrint() in libytnef.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/28 third party advisory exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/commit/f98f5d4adc1c4bd4033638f6167c1bb95d642f89 patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6800?
CVE-2017-6800 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6800?
To fix CVE-2017-6800, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6800 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-6800 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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