CVE-2017-2885
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 23.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
EPSS 23.1% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 23.14% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-04-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| gnome | libsoup |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-souphttpsrc-libsoup-2.51.3-Stack-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-souphttpsrc-libsoup-2.51.3-Stack-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392
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