UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8911

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911

Upstream

CVE-2017-8911

Published

2017-05-12T07:29:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:44:15Z

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
Ubuntu - medium

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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tnef

Package

Name: tnef
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tnef@1.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.9-1

1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tnef"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tnef