Vulnerability in Gnome Libsoup
CVE-2017-2885
An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the v…
EPSS: 0.040 (88.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnome Libsoup — versions 2.58
References
- RHSA-2017:2459 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- DSA-3929 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 100258 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 20201204 ProCaster LE-32F430 SmartTV RCE via libsoup/2.51.3 stack overflow (CVE-2017-2885) (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392 (x_refsource_MISC)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-souphttpsrc-… (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2885?
- CVE-2017-2885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnome Libsoup. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2885?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.