UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6309

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6309
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6309.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6309
Upstream
Published
2017-02-24T04:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:08Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tnef

Package

Name
tnef
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tnef@1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tnef"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tnef

Package

Name
tnef
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tnef@1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tnef"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}