What is CVE-2017-8927?

CVE-2017-8927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cgmlarson Vizex Reader, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-8927?

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

Is CVE-2017-8927 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Cgmlarson Vizex Reader

CVE-2017-8927

Buffer overflow in Larson VizEx Reader 9.7.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tif file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cgmlarson Vizex_reader — versions 9.7.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8927?: CVE-2017-8927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cgmlarson Vizex Reader, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-8927?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8927 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.