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CVE-2017-7908 Details

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the third-party product Gigasoft, v5 and prior, included in GE Communicator 3.15 and prior. A malicious HTML file that loads the ActiveX controls can trigger the vulnerability via unchecked function calls.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02 CVEMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99580 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02 [email protected]MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99580 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gigasoft proessentials
<= 5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gigasoft:proessentials:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
ge ge communicator
<= 3.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ge:ge_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7908
NVD Published Date:
Oct 2, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-7908 Details - Not Deferred