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Status published
Medium
CVE-2010-5109
Off-by-one error in the DecompressRTF function in ytnef.c in Yerase's...
Vulnerability Description
Off-by-one error in the DecompressRTF function in ytnef.c in Yerase's TNEF Stream Reader allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TNEF file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://sourceforge.net/p/ytnef/bugs/13/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/11/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=831322
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54484
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083804.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083853.html
Affected Vendor
randall hand
View all reports →Affected Software
yerase\'s tnef stream reader, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
16, 17
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 5th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.