What is CVE-2017-2817?

CVE-2017-2817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Poweriso, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-2817?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Poweriso

CVE-2017-2817

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the ISO parsing functionality of Power Software Ltd PowerISO 6.8. A specially crafted ISO file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can send a specific ISO file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Poweriso — versions 6.8
Power Software Poweriso — versions 6.8 (6, 8, 0, 0)

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2817?: CVE-2017-2817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Poweriso, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-2817?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.