#VU11580 Out-of-bounds read in Xltek NeuroWorks - CVE-2017-2861

 

#VU11580 Out-of-bounds read in Xltek NeuroWorks - CVE-2017-2861

Published: April 5, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11580
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2861
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xltek NeuroWorks
Software vendor:
Natus Medical Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target device.

The weakness exists in the use of a return value in the NewProducerStream command due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted network packet, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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