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CVE-2009-3721

Published: May 26, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple directory traversal and buffer overflow vulnerabilities were discovered in yTNEF, and in Evolution's TNEF parser that is derived from yTNEF. A crafted email could cause these applications to write data in arbitrary locations on the filesystem, crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when decoding attachments.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

ytnefn/a
evolutiongnome
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
ytnefytnef project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib
ytnef projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka ytnef

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521662
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-013.html
ocert.org

Timeline

Published
May 26, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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