What is CVE-2017-11323?

CVE-2017-11323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Estsoft Alzip, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-11323?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Estsoft Alzip

CVE-2017-11323

Stack-based buffer overflow in ESTsoft ALZip 8.51 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MS-DOS device file, as demonstrated by use of "AUX" as the initial substring of a filename.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Estsoft Alzip
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11323?: CVE-2017-11323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Estsoft Alzip, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-11323?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.