CVE-2017-6298
libytnef - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "1 of 9. Null Pointer Deref / calloc return value not checked."
How to fix CVE-2017-6298
To remediate CVE-2017-6298, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libytnef—upgrade to 1.9.1-1 or later
- Debian/libytnef—upgrade to 1.5-4+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5-6+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-6298 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.9.1-1
- from 0, < 1.5-4+deb7u1
- from 0, < 1.5-6+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |