CVE-2017-2788 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A buffer overflows exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim's computer and can lead to a heap based buffer overflow resulting in potential remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.

Published: 2017-03-10

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 23.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Pharos

PopUp Printer Client

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pharos:popup:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.23582.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0283/

History

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Subscriptions

Pharos Popup

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-03-10T10:29:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:02:07.775Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-2788

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-10T10:59:00.297

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-2788

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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