UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8911

    Published: 12 May 2017Last Modified: 8 Sept 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8911

    Summary:

    Details: An integer underflow has been identified in the unicode_to_utf8() function in tnef 1.4.14. This might lead to invalid write operations, controlled by an attacker.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8911, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8911

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tnef

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb8u3build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4.9-1+deb8u3build0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.4.9-1
    1.4.9-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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