CVE-2017-6309

NameCVE-2017-6309
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Two type confusions have been identified in the parse_file() function. These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-839-1, DSA-3798-1
Debian Bugs856117

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
tnef (PTS)buster1.4.12-1.2+deb10u1fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye1.4.18-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
tnefsourcewheezy1.4.9-1+deb7u1DLA-839-1
tnefsourcejessie1.4.9-1+deb8u1DSA-3798-1
tnefsource(unstable)1.4.12-1.1856117

Notes

https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/
Fixed by: https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/8dccf79857ceeb7a6d3e42c1e762e7b865d5344d

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