CVE-2017-8852
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a crafted CAR archive file received from an untrusted remote source. The problem is that the length of data written is an arbitrary number found within the file. The vendor response is SAP Security Note 2441560.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.30% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 May 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sap/sapcar
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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/98350Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sap-sapcar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41991/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98350Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sap-sapcar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41991/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.