CVE-2017-7458
The NetworkInterface::getHost function in NetworkInterface.cpp in ntopng before 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty field that should have contained a hostname or IP…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The NetworkInterface::getHost function in NetworkInterface.cpp in ntopng before 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty field that should have contained a hostname or IP address.
- 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
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- ntop/ntopng
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/3.0/CHANGELOG.mdIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/01f47e04fd7c8d54399c9e465f823f0017069f8fIssue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/3.0/CHANGELOG.mdIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/01f47e04fd7c8d54399c9e465f823f0017069f8fIssue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.