Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-6299 (CCN-122356)

Assigned:2017-02-23
Published:2017-02-23
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary:An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "2 of 9. Infinite Loop / DoS in the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c."

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-835
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-6299

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-3846

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:26:32 +0100
Advisory X41-2017-002: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ytnef

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
96423

Source: CCN
Type: BID-96423
ytnef Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ytnef-cve20176299-dos(122356)

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2019-7d7083b8be

Source: CCN
Type: ytnef Web page
ytnef

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-6299

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ytnef_project:ytnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.9)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ytnef_project:ytnef:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201762990000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201762990000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201762990000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2017-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20176299000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20176299000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20176299000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20176299000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20176299000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201762990000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20176299000
    V
    		CVE-2017-6299 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2017-02-23
    BACK
    ytnef_project ytnef *
    debian debian linux 8.0
    debian debian linux 9.0
    ytnef_project ytnef 1.9