Critical severity · published Apr 24, 2018
CVE-2017-2885
An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58
9.8
CVSS
23.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)23.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libsoup · Gnome
2.58 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2885
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2885
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-souphttpsrc-libsoup-2.51.3-Stack-Overflow.html
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929
Exploit
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392
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