What is CVE-2017-11517?

CVE-2017-11517 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Geutebrueck Gcore, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-11517?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-11517 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Geutebrueck Gcore

CVE-2017-11517

Stack-based buffer overflow in GCoreServer.exe in the server in Geutebrueck Gcore 1.3.8.42 and 1.4.2.37 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI in a GET request.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.291 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Geutebrueck Gcore — versions 1.3.8.42, 1.4.2.37
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11517?: CVE-2017-11517 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Geutebrueck Gcore, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-11517?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11517 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.