In ytnef 1.9.3, the TNEFSubjectHandler function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (and potentially code execution) due to a double free which can be triggered via a crafted file.
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1926967 | issue tracking third party advisory |
| https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/85 | issue tracking exploit third party advisory |