CVE-2017-12142 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In ytnef 1.9.2, an invalid memory read vulnerability was found in the function SwapDWord in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-08-02

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-3726	In ytnef 1.9.2, an invalid memory read vulnerability was found in the function SwapDWord in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00156.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/49
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
https://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/07/ytnefinvalid-memory-read-in-swapdword.html

History

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Subscriptions

Ytnef Project Ytnef

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:28:16.532Z

Reserved: 2017-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12142

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-02T05:29:00.330

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12142

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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