CVE-2017-6371 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a long string in the HTTP Referer header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.68% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-02-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| synchro | bbs |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Synchronet BBS 3.16c - Denial of Service | 2017-02-28 |
References
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