What is CVE-2017-5005?

CVE-2017-5005 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quickheal Antivirus Pro, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-5005?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-5005 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Quickheal Antivirus Pro

CVE-2017-5005

Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, and AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 and earlier on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LC_UNIXTHREAD.cmdsize field in a Mach-O file that is mishandled during a Security Scan (aka Custom Scan) operation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.095 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5005?: CVE-2017-5005 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quickheal Antivirus Pro, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-5005?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5005 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.