CVE-2017-5177
A Stack Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in VIPA Controls WinPLC7 5.0.45.5921 and prior.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A Stack Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in VIPA Controls WinPLC7 5.0.45.5921 and prior. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified, where an attacker with a specially crafted packet could overflow the fixed length buffer. This could allow remote code execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.71% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 13 September 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-119
- Affected
- vipa controls/winplc7 firmware
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS moved from 14.4% on 21 September 2026 to 17.7% 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 (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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96413Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-054-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42693/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96413Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-054-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42693/
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