VDB
CVE-2017-2885
CVE-2017-2885
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
EPSS 23.54% · 97.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
23.54%
97.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.44.2-1, 2.42.2-6, 2.44.1-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libsoup2.4 | 2.50.0-2debian1, 2.52.1-1, 2.52.2-1 |
Timeline
- Aug 10, 2017 CVE Published
- Dec 8, 2020 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 13, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2885 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3383-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2885 third-party-advisory