What is CVE-2017-16237?

CVE-2017-16237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-16237?

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

Improper input validation in Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer

CVE-2017-16237

In Vir.IT eXplorer Anti-Virus before 8.5.42, the driver file (VIAGLT64.SYS) contains an Arbitrary Write vulnerability because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x8273007C.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tgsoft Vir.it_explorer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16237?: CVE-2017-16237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-16237?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.