What is CVE-2017-7965?

CVE-2017-7965 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Somachine Hvac, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-7965?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Schneider-Electric Somachine Hvac

CVE-2017-7965

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Programming Software executable AlTracePrint.exe, in Schneider Electric's SoMachine HVAC v2.1.0 for Modicon M171/M172 Controller.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-06-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Schneider-Electric Somachine Hvac — versions 2.1.0
Schneider Electric Se Somachine Hvac Programming Software — versions v2.1.0 for Modicon M171/M172 Controllers

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-125-01/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98449 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7965?: CVE-2017-7965 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Somachine Hvac, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-7965?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.