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CVE-2017-6298

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0720%
EPSS Percentile2.83th
PublishedFeb 24, 2017
Last ModifiedMay 13, 2026

Vulnerability 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."

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦
Ytnef Project

Ytnef

<= 1.9
💻
Debian

Debian Linux

= 8.0
💻
Debian

Debian Linux

= 9.0

References & Advisories

🔗 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

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