VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7908
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the third-party product Gigasoft, v5 and prior, included in GE Communicator 3.15 and prior.
HIGH 7.6EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the third-party product Gigasoft, v5 and prior, included in GE Communicator 3.15 and prior. A malicious HTML file that loads the ActiveX controls can trigger the vulnerability via unchecked function calls.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-119
- Affected
- gigasoft/proessentials · ge/ge communicator
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99580Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99580Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.