CVE-2017-7908
7.6
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 4.7
Source: NVD
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the third-party product Gigasoft, v5 and prior, included in GE Communicator 3.15 and prior. A malicious HTML file that loads the ActiveX controls can trigger the vulnerability via unchecked function calls.
Affected (2)
Products: Gigasoft: Proessentials · Ge: Ge Communicator
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 |
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Up to 3.15 |
Related CWEs
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
References (4)
Source: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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