CVE-2019-18849
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
11/11/2019
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
In tnef before 1.4.18, an attacker may be able to write to the victim's .ssh/authorized_keys file via an e-mail message with a crafted winmail.dat application/ms-tnef attachment, because of a heap-based buffer over-read involving strdup.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tnef_project:tnef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.18 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/compare/1.4.17...1.4.18
- https://github.com/verdammelt/tnef/pull/40
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00035.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00025.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RMKFSHPMOZL7MDWU5RYOTIBTRWSZ4Z6X/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W7CPKBW4QZ4VIY4UXIUVUSHRJ4R2FROE/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4524-1/



