{"id":"CVE-2017-7938","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-7938","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:03:25.281Z","title":"Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument.","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files.","published":"2017-04-20T14:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:25:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["mor-pah.net/dmitry deepmagic information gathering tool"],"epss":{"score":0.04987,"percentile":0.92171,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-04-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41898,"kind":"exploit","title":"Dmitry 1.3a - Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41898","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/41898.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/41898.txt","published":"2017-04-19","added":"2017-04-19","updated":"2017-04-25","author":"FarazPajohan","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-7938"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt42000/screen-shot-2017-04-25-at-20727-pm.png","referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040113","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/12","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142210/Dmitry-1.3a-Local-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41898/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040113","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/12","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00024.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142210/Dmitry-1.3a-Local-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41898/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7938","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}