CVE-2017-9765
Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used on Axis cameras and other devices, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used on Axis cameras and other devices, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a large XML document, aka Devil's Ivy. NOTE: the large document would be blocked by many common web-server configurations on general-purpose computers.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 42.08% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- genivia/gsoap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 17.4% on 21 September 2026 to 42.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://blog.senr.io/blog/devils-ivy-flaw-in-widely-used-third-party-code-impacts-millionsMitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://blog.senr.io/devilsivy.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99868Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472807Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049348Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.genivia.com/advisory.html#Security_advisory:_CVE-2017-9765_bug_in_certain_versions_of_gSOAP_2.7_up_to_2.8.47_%28June_21%2C_2017%29
- https://www.genivia.com/changelog.html#Version_2.8.48_upd_%2806/21/2017%29Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://blog.senr.io/blog/devils-ivy-flaw-in-widely-used-third-party-code-impacts-millionsMitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://blog.senr.io/devilsivy.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99868Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472807Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049348Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.genivia.com/advisory.html#Security_advisory:_CVE-2017-9765_bug_in_certain_versions_of_gSOAP_2.7_up_to_2.8.47_%28June_21%2C_2017%29
- https://www.genivia.com/changelog.html#Version_2.8.48_upd_%2806/21/2017%29Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.