CVE-2017-6299
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
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."
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 66
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-835
Referencias
- 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%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
- 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%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/
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