What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-2798?

CVE-2017-2798 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.3 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2017-2798?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2017-2798. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

Marklogic CVE-2017-2798

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2017-05-24 talos-cna@cisco.com

Buffer Overflow RCE Marklogic

8.3

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.3 HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 24, 2017 - 14:29 cve.org

HIGH 8.3

DescriptionCVE.org

An exploitable heap corruption vulnerability exists in the GetIndexArray functionality of Antenna House DMC HTMLFilter as used by MarkLogic 8.0-6. A specially crafted XLS file can cause a heap corruption resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can send or provide a malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

An exploitable heap corruption vulnerability exists in the GetIndexArray functionality of Antenna House DMC HTMLFilter as used by MarkLogic 8.0-6. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. An exploitable heap corruption vulnerability exists in the GetIndexArray functionality of Antenna House DMC HTMLFilter as used by MarkLogic 8.0-6. A specially crafted XLS file can cause a heap corruption resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can send or provide a malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability. Affected products include: Marklogic.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.