CVE-2017-9058 is a critical heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the libytnef library, affecting ytnef through version 1.9.2 and Canonical Ubuntu Linux. This flaw, stemming from incorrect boundary checking, allows for unauthenticated remote exploitation with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS score of 9.8. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.