VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2816
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of LibOFX 0.9.11.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of LibOFX 0.9.11. A specially crafted OFX file can cause a write out of bounds resulting in a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker can construct a malicious OFX file to trigger this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.39% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libofx project/libofx · debian/debian linux
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100828Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-26Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0317Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100828Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-26Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0317Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.