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CVE-2017-6298
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is...
Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "1 of 9. Null Pointer Deref / calloc return value not checked."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
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Affected Vendor
ytnef project
View all reports →Affected Software
ytnef, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 24th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.