Buffer overflow in Pharos Popup
CVE-2017-2788
A buffer overflows exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim's computer and can lead to a heap based buffer overflow resulting in potential remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.078 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.078 · newest: 0.078 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pharos Popup — versions 9.0
- Pharos Popup Printer Client — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0283/ (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2788?
- CVE-2017-2788 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pharos Popup, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2017-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2788?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.