Bug#870817: libytnef: CVE-2017-12144

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>]

Source: libytnef
Version: 1.9.2-2
Severity: normal
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/51

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libytnef.

CVE-2017-12144[0]:
| In ytnef 1.9.2, an allocation failure was found in the function
| TNEFFillMapi in ytnef.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of
| service via a crafted file.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12144
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12144

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore