Buffer overflow in STDU Viewer - CVE-2017-8387
Published: July 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38778
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8387
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: STDUtility
Affected software:
STDU Viewer
STDU Viewer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
STDU Viewer version 1.6.375 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute code via a crafted file. One threat model is a victim who obtains an untrusted crafted file from a remote location and issues several user-defined commands including Ctrl-+ commands.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8387
Install update from vendor's website.