What is CVE-2017-7720?

CVE-2017-7720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Privatetunnel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-7720?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Privatetunnel

CVE-2017-7720

Buffer overflow in PrivateTunnel 2.7 and 2.8 allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (SEH overwrite) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long password.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Privatetunnel — versions 2.7, 2.8
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 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7720?: CVE-2017-7720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Privatetunnel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-7720?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.