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CVE-2017-2785 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:10 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:10 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742	CVE
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0280/	CVE	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742	[email protected]
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0280/	[email protected]	Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pharos popup	9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pharos:popup:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 19, 2022	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 14, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 13, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]