CVE-2017-12969 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 10.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the ViewerCtrlLib.ViewerCtrl ActiveX control in Avaya IP Office Contact Center before 10.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string to the open method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.08% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| avaya | ip office contact center |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Avaya IP Office (IPO) < 10.1 - ActiveX Buffer Overflow | 2017-11-05 |
References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101044091
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AVAYA-OFFICE-IP-%28IPO%29-v9.1.0-10.1-VIEWERCTRL-ACTIVE-X-BUFFER-OVERFLOW-0DAY.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144882/Avaya-IP-Office-IPO-10.1-Active-X-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101667
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43120/
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101044091
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AVAYA-OFFICE-IP-%28IPO%29-v9.1.0-10.1-VIEWERCTRL-ACTIVE-X-BUFFER-OVERFLOW-0DAY.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144882/Avaya-IP-Office-IPO-10.1-Active-X-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101667
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43120/
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