CVE-2017-9472

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

5.5 MediumFix available

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.94%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2017-9472
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2017-9472
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-18404 No score

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: EUVD-2017-18404
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3hf-3c6j-2wxf 5.5

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: GHSA-g3hf-3c6j-2wxf
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2017-9472
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9472 5.5

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9472
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9472 5.5

In ytnef 1.9.2, the SwapDWord function in lib/ytnef.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9472
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ytnef project ytnef

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libytnef` Debian:12	before 1.9.3-1	1.9.3-1
`libytnef` Debian:13	before 1.9.3-1	1.9.3-1
`libytnef` Debian:14	before 1.9.3-1	1.9.3-1
`libytnef` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-61.5-91.5-9ubuntu0.1	None known
`libytnef` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.9.2-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-9472 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Ytnef Project Ytnef, published June 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in libytnef 1.9.3-1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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