CVE catalog
CVE-2017-12141
libytnef: CVE-2017-12141
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.15% · Oct 25, 2026
In ytnef 1.9.2, a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the function TNEFFillMapi in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libytnef | sid | 2.1.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libytnef | forky | 2.1.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libytnef | trixie | 2.1.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libytnef | bookworm | 2.0-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-6ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-6ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-6ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 14.04 | 1.5-6ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 16.04 | 1.5-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 16.04 | 1.5-9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 16.04 | 1.5-9ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | 18.04 | 1.9.2-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libytnef | source | sid | 1.9.3-1 | low | Not reported | [870815] |
| Debian | libytnef | source | forky | 1.9.3-1 | low | Not reported | [870815] |
| Debian | libytnef | source | trixie | 1.9.3-1 | low | Not reported | [870815] |
| Debian | libytnef | source | bookworm | 1.9.3-1 | low | Not reported | [870815] |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | deb | 14.04 | 1.5-6ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | USN-3667-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libytnef | deb | 14.04 | 1.5-6ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12141 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libytnef0]Fixed
Source package: [libytnef]
Details (2)
2.0-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · libytnef · debian · 12
2.0-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · libytnef · debian · 12
- [libytnef0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libytnef]
Details (2)
2.0-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · libytnef · debian · 12
2.0-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · libytnef · debian · 12
- [ytnef-tools]Fixed
Source package: [libytnef]
Details (2)
2.0-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · libytnef · debian · 12
2.0-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · libytnef · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libytnef0]Fixed
Source package: [libytnef]
Details (2)
2.1.2-1+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · 13
2.1.2-1+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · 13
- [libytnef0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libytnef]
Details (2)
2.1.2-1+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · 13
2.1.2-1+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · 13
- [ytnef-tools]Fixed
Source package: [libytnef]
Details (2)
2.1.2-1+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · 13
2.1.2-1+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.9.3-1dsa · libytnef · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12141]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12141]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3667-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12141]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-12141.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]