UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2816

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2816
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2816.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2816
Upstream
Published
2017-09-13T18:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:03Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of LibOFX 0.9.11. A specially crafted OFX file can cause a write out of bounds resulting in a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker can construct a malicious OFX file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libofx

Package

Name
libofx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libofx@1:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1:0.*

1:0.9.10-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libofx-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libofx6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.9.10-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "ofx"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}