VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-6416

A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMTP connection verification leads to arbitrary code execution.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 10.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

An issue was discovered in SysGauge 1.5.18. A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMTP connection verification leads to arbitrary code execution. The attack vector is a crafted SMTP daemon that sends a long 220 (aka "Service ready") string.

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: 10.86% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: flexense/sysgauge
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96568
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41479/Exploit, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96568
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41479/Exploit, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.