CVE-2017-2885 CRITICAL

CVE-2017-2885

Vendor Gnome
Product libsoup
Published April 24, 2018
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2018 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated