Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-2885
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.094
EPSS Ranking 92.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
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
Products affected by CVE-2017-2885
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cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libsoup:2.58
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0