CVE-2017-2816
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of LibOFX 0.9.11. A specially crafted OFX file can cause a write out of bounds resulting in a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker can construct a malicious OFX file to trigger this vulnerability.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:0.9.11-4 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:0.9.11-4 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:0.9.11-4 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:0.9.11-4 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:0.9.11-4 |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 0.9.12-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libofx_project | libofx | 0.9.11 | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201712-3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100828
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00038.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-26
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0317
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2816.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2816
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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