CVE-2017-17946
A buffer overflow in Handy Password 4.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long "Title name" field in "mail box" data that is mishandled in an "Open from mail box" action.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A buffer overflow in Handy Password 4.9.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long "Title name" field in "mail box" data that is mishandled in an "Open from mail box" action.
- 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
- 2.76% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- novosoft/handy password
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://sidechannel.tempestsi.com/password-manager-flaw-allows-for-arbitrary-command-execution-b6bb273206b1Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://sidechannel.tempestsi.com/password-manager-flaw-allows-for-arbitrary-command-execution-b6bb273206b1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.