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Debian: CVE-2017-2816: libofx -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-2816: libofx -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/13/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/25/2019
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libofx

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