What is CVE-2017-17797?

CVE-2017-17797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ikarussecurity Anti.virus, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-17797?

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

Is CVE-2017-17797 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Ikarussecurity Anti.virus

CVE-2017-17797

In IKARUS anti.virus 2.16.20, the driver file (ntguard.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x83000058.

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

Published 2017-12-20 · 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: 0.004 (35.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ikarussecurity Anti.virus — versions 2.16.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/rubyfly/IKARUS_POC/tree/master/0x83000058 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17797?: CVE-2017-17797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ikarussecurity Anti.virus, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-17797?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-17797 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.