USN-3319-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3319-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3319-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3319-1
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Published
2017-06-15T15:03:06.932152Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:25Z
Summary
libmwaw vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that libmwaw incorrectly handled certain malformed document files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause libmwaw to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libmwaw

Package

Name
libmwaw
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmwaw@0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.10-1
0.1.11-1
0.1.11-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmwaw-0.1-1",
            "binary_version": "0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmwaw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmwaw-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.1.11-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-9433",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libmwaw

Package

Name
libmwaw
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmwaw@0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.5-1ubuntu1
0.3.6-1ubuntu1
0.3.7-1ubuntu1
0.3.7-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmwaw-0.3-3",
            "binary_version": "0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmwaw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmwaw-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.3.7-1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-9433",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}