VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6306
Directory Traversal using the filename; SanitizeFilename function in settings.c."
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.11%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in ytnef before 1.9.1. This is related to a patch described as "9 of 9. Directory Traversal using the filename; SanitizeFilename function in settings.c."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.11% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- ytnef project/ytnef · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3846Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96423Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.