What is CVE-2017-5807?

CVE-2017-5807 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Protector, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-5807?

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

Buffer overflow in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Protector

CVE-2017-5807

A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Data Protector version prior to 8.17 and 9.09 was found.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.219 (97.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.219 · newest: 0.219 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Protector — versions prior to 8.17 and 9.09
HP Data Protector — versions 9.09

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)
www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-26 (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100088 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5807?: CVE-2017-5807 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Protector, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-5807?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.