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.

Published 2017-11-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer — versions 8.5.42

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

github.com/k0keoyo/Vir.IT-explorer-Anti-Virus-Null-Pointer-Reference-PoC/tree/m… (Third Party Advisory)

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.