CVE-2017-6309 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting tnef before version 1.4.13, specifically impacting Debian Linux distributions. It involves two type confusion issues within the parse_file() function, which could lead to attacker-controlled invalid read and write operations. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but could result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tnef_project:tnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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