CVE-2017-2816

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    CVE-2017-2816

    Published: 13 Sept 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of LibOFX 0.9.11. A specially crafted OFX file can cause a write out of bounds resulting in a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker can construct a malicious OFX file to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100828, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00038.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-26, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0317

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- fbd66c85510f9159405533c7f68889cf51dc4802
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.9.11

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    High
    Availability
    None
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    High