What is CVE-2017-6427?

CVE-2017-6427 is a high-severity vulnerability in Evostream Media Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-6427?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Evostream Media Server

CVE-2017-6427

A Buffer Overflow was discovered in EvoStream Media Server 1.7.1. A crafted HTTP request with a malicious header will cause a crash. An example attack methodology may include a long message-body in a GET request.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.072 (93.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Evostream Media_server — versions 1.7.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6427?: CVE-2017-6427 is a high-severity vulnerability in Evostream Media Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-6427?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.