Buffer overflow in Justsystems Ichitaro
CVE-2017-2791
JustSystems Ichitaro 2016 Trial contains a vulnerability that exists when trying to open a specially crafted PowerPoint file. Due to the application incorrectly handling the error case for a function's result, the application will use this result in a pointer calculation for reading file data into. Due to this, the application will read data from the file into an invalid address thus corrupting memory. Under the right conditions, this can lead to code execution under the context of the application.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.012 (63.7th 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
- Justsystems Ichitaro — versions 2016, n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2791?
- CVE-2017-2791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Justsystems Ichitaro, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2791?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.