Out-of-bounds read in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-6310
Published: February 24, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39638
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6310
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 non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Four type confusions have been identified in the file_add_mapi_attrs() function. These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6310
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/8dccf79857ceeb7a6d3e42c1e762e7b865d5344d
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/