UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12144

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12144
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12144.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12144
Upstream
Published
2017-08-02T05:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:44:05Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

In ytnef 1.9.2, an allocation failure was found in the function TNEFFillMapi in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libytnef

Package

Name
libytnef
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libytnef@1.5-9ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.5-6
1.5-9
1.5-9ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libytnef

Package

Name
libytnef
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libytnef@1.9.2-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.2-2