What is CVE-2017-17968?

CVE-2017-17968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xi-soft Nettransport_download_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-17968?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-17968 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Xi-soft Nettransport_download_manager

CVE-2017-17968

A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.546 (98.1th 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

Xi-soft Nettransport_download_manager
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17968?: CVE-2017-17968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xi-soft Nettransport_download_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-17968?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-17968 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.