SB2017022411 - Infinite loop in Debian Linux
Published: February 24, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017022411
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6299)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "2 of 9. Infinite Loop / DoS in the TNEFFillMapi function in lib/ytnef.c." <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html" rel="nofollow">CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')</a>
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/