Buffer overflow in National Instruments Labview 2016 Evaluation
CVE-2017-2775
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the LvVariantUnflatten functionality in 64-bit versions of LabVIEW before 2015 SP1 f7 Patch and 2016 before f2 Patch. A specially crafted VI file can cause a user controlled value to be used as a loop terminator resulting in internal heap corruption. An attacker controlled VI file can be used to trigger this vulnerability, exploitation could lead to remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- National Instruments Labview 2016 Evaluation — versions 16.0.0.49152
- Ni Labview — versions 16.0.0.49152
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2775?
- CVE-2017-2775 is a high-severity vulnerability in National Instruments Labview 2016 Evaluation, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2775?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.