[Secure-testing-team] Bug#877442: libofx: CVE-2017-14731

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libofx
Version: 1:0.9.11-4
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/libofx/libofx/issues/10

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libofx.

CVE-2017-14731[0]:
| ofx_proc_file in ofx_preproc.cpp in LibOFX 0.9.12 allows remote
| attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and
| application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by an ofxdump
| call.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14731
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14731
[1] https://github.com/libofx/libofx/issues/10

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore