CVE-2017-6308
Several Integer Overflows, which can lead to Heap Overflows, have been identified in the functions that wrap memory allocation.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Several Integer Overflows, which can lead to Heap Overflows, have been identified in the functions that wrap memory allocation.
- 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
- 1.54% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- tnef project/tnef · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLogPatch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/c5044689e50039635e7700fe2472fd632ac77176Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96427Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/blob/master/ChangeLogPatch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/commit/c5044689e50039635e7700fe2472fd632ac77176Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-02Third Party Advisory
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-004-tnef/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.