Out-of-bounds read in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-6802
Published: March 10, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39476
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6802
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian
Affected software:
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to potential heap-based buffer over-read on incoming Compressed RTF Streams, related to DecompressRTF() in libytnef. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6802
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.