CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in ytnef 1.9.2 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function TNEFFillMapi
of the file ytnef.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
In ytnef 1.9.2, an allocation failure was found in the function TNEFFillMapi in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
The bug was discovered 06/08/2017. The weakness was released 08/02/2017 by Venustech with Adlab of Venustech (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12144 since 08/01/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 55 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 104739 and 104738.
Product
Type
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
06/08/2017 🔍08/01/2017 🔍
08/02/2017 🔍
08/02/2017 🔍
08/02/2017 🔍
08/02/2017 🔍
12/14/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 51⛔Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-12144 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100098 - ytnef 'ytnef.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/02/2017 15:46Updated: 12/14/2022 15:10
Changes: 08/02/2017 15:46 (61), 11/03/2019 07:33 (4), 01/07/2021 07:19 (2), 12/14/2022 15:05 (2), 12/14/2022 15:10 (1)
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