CVE-2017-9433 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in libmwaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted documents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9433?
CVE-2017-9433 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Document Liberation Project libmwaw before 2017-04-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the MsWrd1Parser::readFootnoteCorrespondance function in lib/MsWrd1Parser.cxx.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9433?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libmwaw Project Libmwaw.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9433?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9433 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9433 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9433, DSA-3875-1, GHSA-p2vx-7mrm-7wj7, MGASA-2017-0194, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9433, USN-3319-1 and 1 more.