Buffer overflow in Advantech Webaccess

CVE-2017-16724

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.3. There are multiple instances of a vulnerability that allows too much data to be written to a location on the stack.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16724?
CVE-2017-16724 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-16724?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.