Buffer overflow in QNAP QTS - CVE-2017-17031
Published: December 18, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9678
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17031
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QNAP Systems, Inc.
Affected software:
QNAP QTS
QNAP QTS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on NAS devices.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-17031
Update to version 4.2.6 build 20171208, 4.3.3.0396 build 20171205, 4.3.4.0411 (Beta 3) build 20171208.