SB2019112657 - Fedora 31 update for tnef 



SB2019112657 - Fedora 31 update for tnef

Published: November 26, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019112657
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer Over-read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18849)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the heap-based buffer over-read involving strdup. A remote attacker can write to the victim's ".ssh/authorized_keys" file via an e-mail message with a crafted winmail.dat application/ms-tnef attachment and crash the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.