What is CVE-2017-2823?

CVE-2017-2823 is a high-severity vulnerability in Poweriso, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-2823?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Poweriso

CVE-2017-2823

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the .ISO parsing functionality of 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: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.094 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2823?: CVE-2017-2823 is a high-severity vulnerability in Poweriso, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-2823?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.