CVE-2017-2785 CRITICAL

CVE-2017-2785

Vendor Pharos
Product PopUp Printer Client
Published March 10, 2017
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable buffer overflow 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 remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 10, 2017 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated