{"id":"CVE-2017-17968","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-17968","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:46:27.334Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-12-29T15:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:11:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["xi-soft/nettransport download manager"],"epss":{"score":0.39373,"percentile":0.986,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.30627,"percentile":0.98206},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.39634,"percentile":0.9855}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-12-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43408,"kind":"exploit","title":"NetTransport 2.96L - Remote Buffer Overflow (DEP Bypass)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43408","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/43408.py","file":"exploits/windows/remote/43408.py","published":"2017-12-29","added":"2017-12-29","updated":"2022-11-11","author":"Aloyce J. Makalanga","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-17968"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comNXSetup_x86.zip","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.39634,"from":0.30627,"percentile":0.9855},"summary":"EPSS moved from 30.6% to 39.6% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43408/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43408/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17968","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}