What is CVE-2017-16948?

CVE-2017-16948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-16948?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer

CVE-2017-16948

TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite 8.5.42 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL value in a 0x82730008 DeviceIoControl request to \\.\Viragtlt.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th 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 — versions 8.5.42
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16948?: CVE-2017-16948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-16948?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.