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CVE-2017-6301

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6301 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) in ytnef versions prior to 1.9.1, affecting Debian Linux and the ytnef project. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) can be exploited locally with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user is tricked into interacting with a malicious file. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ytnef_project:ytnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0122 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LFJWMUEUC4ILH2HEOCYVVLQT654ZMCGQ
x41-dsec.de / lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3846
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96423
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry