SB2017031008 - Out-of-bounds read in Debian Linux
Published: March 10, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017031008
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6802)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to potential heap-based buffer over-read on incoming Compressed RTF Streams, related to DecompressRTF() in libytnef. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.