MGASA-2017-0209

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    MGASA-2017-0209

    Published: 22 Jul 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8911

    Summary: Updated tnef packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that tnef did not correctly validate its input. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious attachment, which would result in a denial-of-service by application crash (CVE-2017-8911).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0209.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21013, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3869

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tnef

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/tnef?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4.15-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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