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libofx -- exploitable buffer overflow

Affected packages
		libofx	<=	0.9.11_1

Details

VuXML ID	58fafead-cd13-472f-a9bd-d0173ba1b04c
Discovery	2017-09-13
Entry	2017-09-27

Talos developers report:

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.

[source]

References

CVE Name	CVE-2017-2816
URL	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100828
URL	https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0317