Stack-based buffer overflow in PowerISO - CVE-2017-2817
Published: May 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6516
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2817
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PowerISO
PowerISO
Software vendor:
PowerISO Computing, Inc.
PowerISO Computing, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the ISO parsing functionality of Power Software Ltd PowerISO. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ISO file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability result in arbitrary code execution.
The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the ISO parsing functionality of Power Software Ltd PowerISO. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ISO file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability result in arbitrary code execution.
Remediation
Cybersecurity is currently unaware of any official solutions resolving the vulnerability.