Bug 1500236 (CVE-2017-14731) - CVE-2017-14731 libofx: Heap-based buffer over-read in the ofx_proc_file function
Summary: CVE-2017-14731 libofx: Heap-based buffer over-read in the ofx_proc_file function
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2017-14731
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1492202 1492203
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-10-10 09:09 UTC by Andrej Nemec
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:23 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:27:39 UTC

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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-10-10 09:09:07 UTC 
ofx_proc_file in ofx_preproc.cpp in LibOFX 0.9.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by an ofxdump call.

Upstream issue:

https://github.com/libofx/libofx/issues/10
Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-10-10 09:09:40 UTC 
Created libofx tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1492202]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1492203]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:27:39 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.
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