CVE catalog

CVE-2017-8911

tnef: CVE-2017-8911

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Critical · CVSS 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.93% · Oct 25, 2026

An integer underflow has been identified in the unicode_to_utf8() function in tnef 1.4.14. This might lead to invalid write operations, controlled by an attacker.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiantnefsid1.4.18-6fixed
Debiantnefforky1.4.18-6fixed
Debiantneftrixie1.4.18-4fixed
Debiantnefbookworm1.4.18-3fixed
Ubuntutnef14.041.4.9-1vulnerable
Ubuntutnef14.041.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntutnef14.041.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1fixed
Ubuntutnef16.041.4.9-1vulnerable
Ubuntutnef16.041.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.16.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntutnef16.041.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.16.04.1fixed
Opensusetneftumbleweed1.4.18-1.6fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiantnefsourcesid1.4.12-1.2not yet assignedNot reported[862442]
Debiantnefsourceforky1.4.12-1.2not yet assignedNot reported[862442]
Debiantnefsourcetrixie1.4.12-1.2not yet assignedNot reported[862442]
Debiantnefsourcebookworm1.4.12-1.2not yet assignedNot reported[862442]
Ubuntutnefdeb14.041.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911Not reported
Ubuntutnefdeb16.041.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.16.04.1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911Not reported
Opensusetnefrpmtumbleweed1.4.18-1.6Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:11467-1Not reported

[Debian bug #862442]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [tnef]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.4.18-3 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.12-1.2

      dsa · tnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · tnef · debian · 12

    • 1.4.18-3 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.12-1.2

      dsa · tnef · debian · bookworm; dsa · tnef · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [tnef]Fixed

    Source package: [tnef]

    Details (2)

    • 1.4.18-4 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.12-1.2

      dsa · tnef · debian · 13

    • 1.4.18-4+b1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.12-1.2

      dsa · tnef · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [tnef]Fixed

    Source package: [tnef]

    Details (1)

    • 1.4.18-4.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.18-1.6

      dsa · tnef · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]