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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3846-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Sebastien Delafond
May 09, 2017                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libytnef
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-6298 CVE-2017-6299 CVE-2017-6300 CVE-2017-6301 
                 CVE-2017-6302 CVE-2017-6303 CVE-2017-6304 CVE-2017-6305 
                 CVE-2017-6306 CVE-2017-6800 CVE-2017-6801 CVE-2017-6802
Debian Bug     : 

Several issues were discovered in libytnef, a library used to decode
application/ms-tnef e-mail attachments. Multiple heap overflows,
out-of-bound writes and reads, NULL pointer dereferences and infinite
loops could be exploited by tricking a user into opening a maliciously
crafted winmail.dat file.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.5-6+deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions,
these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libytnef 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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-3846-1: libytnef security update

May 9, 2017
Several issues were discovered in libytnef, a library used to decode application/ms-tnef e-mail attachments

Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.5-6+deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions,
these problems have been fixed in version 1.9.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libytnef 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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Several issues were discovered in libytnef, a library used to decode
application/ms-tnef e-mail attachments. Multiple heap overflows,
out-of-bound writes and reads, NULL pointer dereferences and infinite
loops could be exploited by tricking a user into opening a maliciously
crafted winmail.dat file.

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