Buffer overflow in Gemalto Smartdiag Diagnosis Tool
CVE-2017-6953
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via long "Register a new card" input fields. There may be a risk of local code execution with untrusted input to SmartDiag.exe or SymDiag.exe.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41972/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6953?
- CVE-2017-6953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gemalto Smartdiag Diagnosis Tool, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6953?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6953 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.