What is CVE-2017-14637?

CVE-2017-14637 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sam2p_project Sam2p, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-14637?

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

Buffer overflow in Sam2p_project Sam2p

CVE-2017-14637

In sam2p 0.49.3, there is an invalid read of size 2 in the parse_rgb function in in_xpm.cpp. However, this can also cause a write to an illegal address.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (74.6th 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

Sam2p_project Sam2p — versions 0.49.3
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 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14637?: CVE-2017-14637 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sam2p_project Sam2p, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-14637?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.