CVE-2017-17968
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP 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
- 39.37% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 December 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- xi-soft/nettransport download manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 30.6% on 21 September 2026 to 39.4% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 39.6% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43408/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43408/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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