CVE-2017-6801
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with...
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
- Record
CVE-2017-6801- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
- Record
CVE-2017-6801- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15855 No score
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15855- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg55-jq33-cf6c
7.5
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with...
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
- Record
GHSA-xg55-jq33-cf6c- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
- Record
CVE-2017-6801- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6801
7.5
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6801- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6801
7.5
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.2. There is a potential out-of-bounds access with fields of Size 0 in TNEFParse() in libytnef.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6801- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0174 No score
Updated libytnef packages fix security vulnerabilities
Several issues were discovered in libytnef, a library used to decode application/ms-tnef e-mail attachments. Multiple heap overflows, out-of-bound writes and reads, NULL pointer dereferences and infinite loops could be exploited by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted winmail.dat file (CVE-2017-6298, CVE-2017-6299, CVE-2017-6300, CVE-2017-6301, CVE-2017-6302, CVE-2017-6303, CVE-2017-6304, CVE-2017-6305, CVE-2017-6306, CVE-2017-6800, CVE-2017-6801, CVE-2017-6802).
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in libytnef due to an incorrect boundary checking in SIZECHCK macro in lib/ytnef.c (CVE-2017-9058).
- Record
MGASA-2017-0174- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3288-1 No score
libytnef vulnerabilities
It was discovered that libytnef incorrectly handled malformed TNEF streams. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted TNEF attachment, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-3288-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4615-1 No score
libytnef vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Yerase's TNEF had null pointer dereferences, infinite loop, buffer overflow, out of bounds reads, directory traversal issues and other vulnerabilities. An attacker could use those issues to cause a crash and consequently a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6298, CVE-2017-6299, CVE-2017-6300, CVE-2017-6301, CVE-2017-6302, CVE-2017-6303, CVE-2017-6304, CVE-2017-6305, CVE-2017-6306, CVE-2017-6800, CVE-2017-6801, CVE-2017-6802)
- Record
USN-4615-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libytnefDebian:12 |
before 1.9.2-1 | 1.9.2-1 |
libytnefDebian:13 |
before 1.9.2-1 | 1.9.2-1 |
libytnefDebian:14 |
before 1.9.2-1 | 1.9.2-1 |
libytnefDebian:7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 1.5-4+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.5-4 |
1.5-4+deb7u1 |
libytnefDebian:8 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 1.5-6+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.5-6 |
1.5-6+deb8u1 |
libytnefMageia:5 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 1.5-10.2.mga5 | 1.5-10.2.mga5 |
libytnefUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.5-6ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.5-51.5-6 |
1.5-6ubuntu0.1 |
libytnefUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.5-9ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.5-61.5-9 |
1.5-9ubuntu0.1 |
libytnefUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 1.5-6ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.5-51.5-6 |
1.5-6ubuntu0.1 |
libytnefUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 1.5-9ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.5-61.5-9 |
1.5-9ubuntu0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6801 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ytnef Project Ytnef, published March 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.94%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in libytnef 1.9.2-1.
References
github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/commit/3cb0f914d6427073f262e1b2b5fd973e3043cdf7
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6801
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xg55-jq33-cf6c
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6801
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0174.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20893
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=862556
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6801
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3288-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4615-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6801
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6298
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6299
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6300
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6301
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6302
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6303
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6304
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6305
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6306
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6800
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6802