CVE-2017-17849
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long response.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long response.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.02% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 26 December 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- getgosoft/getgo download manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 14.6% on 21 September 2026 to 19.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145530/GetGo-Download-Manager-5.3.0.2712-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43391/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45087/
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145530/GetGo-Download-Manager-5.3.0.2712-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43391/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45087/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.