CVE-2017-7908
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.6
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-7908
- Assigner
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-10-02T21:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:29:56
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gigasoft:proessentials:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:ge:ge_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.15 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.6
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 4.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02 | Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99580 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7908 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7908 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:08:31 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 12:48:12 | 2018-10-02T21:29Z | 2018-10-02T21:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 12:48:12 | 2019-10-09T23:29:56 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 12:48:12 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |