Bug 1477556 (CVE-2017-12142)

Summary:	CVE-2017-12142 ytnef: invalid memory read in SwapDWord function
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED UPSTREAM	QA Contact:
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	andreas.bierfert, itamar, ppisar, sheltren
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Bug Depends On:	1477560, 1477561, 1477562
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Description Adam Mariš 2017-08-02 11:43:37 UTC

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.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/49

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-08-02 11:49:10 UTC

Created libytnef tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1477561]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1477562]


Created ytnef tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1477560]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:19:51 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.