High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6309
CVE-2017-6309
Description
An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Two type confusions have been identified in the parse_file() function. These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker.
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References
6- github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLognvdPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/8dccf79857ceeb7a6d3e42c1e762e7b865d5344dnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02nvdThird Party Advisory
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