MGASA-2017-0083

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MGASA-2017-0083

Summary: Updated tnef packages fix security vulnerability

Details: An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Two OOB Writes have been identified in src/mapi_attr.c:mapi_attr_read(). These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker. (CVE-2017-6307) An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Several Integer Overflows, which can lead to Heap Overflows, have been identified in the functions that wrap memory allocation. (CVE-2017-6308) An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Two type confusions have been identified in the parse_file() function. These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker. (CVE-2017-6309) An issue was discovered in tnef before 1.4.13. Four type confusions have been identified in the file_add_mapi_attrs() function. These might lead to invalid read and write operations, controlled by an attacker. (CVE-2017-6310)

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0083.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20343, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/23/17, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3798