DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8911

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8911
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8911.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8911
Upstream
Published
2017-05-12T07:29:00.313Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:09.988488Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An integer underflow has been identified in the unicodetoutf8() function in tnef 1.4.14. This might lead to invalid write operations, controlled by an attacker.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / tnef

Package

Name
tnef
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tnef?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.12-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8911.json"

Debian:12 / tnef

Package

Name
tnef
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tnef?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.12-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8911.json"

Debian:13 / tnef

Package

Name
tnef
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tnef?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.12-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8911.json"

Debian:14 / tnef

Package

Name
tnef
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tnef?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.12-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8911.json"