ytnef 1.9.2 ytnef.c TNEFFillMapi resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ytnef 1.9.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function TNEFFillMapi of the file ytnef.c. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-12144. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 100098†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-104739 and VDB-104738. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/08/2017 🔍
08/01/2017 +54 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1960 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 51⛔
Researcher: ADLab (Venustech)
Organization: Adlab of Venustech
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12144 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12144
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104741
SecurityFocus: 100098 - ytnef 'ytnef.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2017 15:46
Updated: 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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