CVE-2017-2816: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
• Libofx Project Libofx: version 0.9.11 only

Published 2017-09-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.