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Debian 8 Jessie DSA-3798-1 Moderate: Tnef Heap Overflow and Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 1, 2017
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Several tnef weaknesses enable remote code execution or application failure. It is crucial to upgrade tnef packages to protect your Debian environment.
Eric Sesterhenn, from X41 D-Sec GmbH, discovered several vulnerabilities in tnef, a tool used to unpack MIME attachments of type "application/ms-tnef"
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Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.4.9-1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tnef packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: tnef
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6307 CVE-2017-6308 CVE-2017-6309 CVE-2017-6310

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