CVE-2017-2823
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the .ISO parsing functionality of PowerISO 6.8.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the .ISO parsing functionality of PowerISO 6.8. A specially crafted .ISO file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can send a specific .ISO file to trigger this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.36% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- poweriso/poweriso
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 9.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0324Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0324Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.