Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-6302 is an integer overflow issue in ytnef before 1.9.1. The provided sources do not state a CVSS score, exact impact, or confirmed exploitation. Treat it as a legacy parser risk: prioritize systems that process untrusted files with old ytnef versions. Exposure is most likely where ytnef versions earlier than 1.9.1 remain installed or bundled. Debian and Fedora advisories indicate distro-packaged deployments may have been affected. The bundle does not identify broader downstream products or exact vulnerable configurations. Prioritize remediation where old ytnef versions are exposed to untrusted input. The business urgency is uncertain because impact and exploit evidence are not provided, but unsupported legacy parser flaws can create avoidable operational risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ytnef to version 1.9.1 or a vendor-fixed package.; Review Debian DSA-3846 and Fedora advisory applicability.; Check upstream ytnef guidance before selecting compensating controls..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2017-6302 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/pull/27CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-002-ytnef/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2019-7d7083b8beCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.