CVE-2017-7938 EXPLOIT
6.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.6 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.99% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-04-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mor-pah.net | dmitry deepmagic information gathering tool |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Dmitry 1.3a - Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2017-04-19 |
References
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040113
- https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/12
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142210/Dmitry-1.3a-Local-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41898/
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2017040113
- https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/12
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00024.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142210/Dmitry-1.3a-Local-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41898/
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