Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 2, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-12142

Description

In ytnef 1.9.2, an invalid memory read vulnerability was found in the function SwapDWord in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Affected products

Ytnef Project/Ytnef
cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/07/ytnefinvalid-memory-read-in-swapdword.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/49nvdIssue Tracking
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/nvd

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