Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-6309 (CCN-122365)

Assigned:2017-02-23
Published:2017-02-23
Updated:2019-03-13
Summary:An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Two type confusions have been identified in the parse_file() function. These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-787
CWE-125
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-6309

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-3798

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

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
96427

Source: CCN
Type: BID-96427
tnef Multiple Integer Overflow, Type Confusion and Out of Bounds Write Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
tnef-cve20176309-code-exec(122365)

Source: CCN
Type: TNEF Web page
TNEF

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLog

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/8dccf79857ceeb7a6d3e42c1e762e7b865d5344d

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-201708-02

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-6309

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:tnef_project:tnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.4.12)

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

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:tnef_project:tnef:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:1934
    P
    DSA-3798-1 -- tnef -- security update
    2017-03-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201763090000000
    V
    CVE-2017-6309 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-02-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20176309000
    V
    CVE-2017-6309 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20176309000
    V
    CVE-2017-6309 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-02-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20176309000
    V
    CVE-2017-6309 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-02-23
    BACK
    tnef_project tnef *
    debian debian linux 8.0
    tnef_project tnef 1.4.12