CVE-2009-3721 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability 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 Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnome	Evolution	All versions
Ytnef Project	Ytnef	All versions

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-013.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521662Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-013.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521662Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2009-3721?

CVE-2009-3721 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2009-3721?

CVE-2009-3721 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2009-3721?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnome Evolution, Ytnef Project Ytnef.