High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6298

Description

An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "1 of 9. Null Pointer Deref / calloc return value not checked."

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Affected products

Ytnef Project/Ytnef
cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.9
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ytnef/Ytnefllm-fuzzy
Range: <1.9.1

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/nvd

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