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Netscaler Gateway Firmware CVE-2017-7219

HIGH
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2017-04-13 cve@mitre.org
8.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.64%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 1.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A heap overflow vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Gateway versions 10.1 before 135.8/135.12, 10.5 before 65.11, 11.0 before 70.12, and 11.1 before 52.13 allows a remote authenticated attacker to run. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A heap overflow vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Gateway versions 10.1 before 135.8/135.12, 10.5 before 65.11, 11.0 before 70.12, and 11.1 before 52.13 allows a remote authenticated attacker to run arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Citrix Netscaler Gateway Firmware. Version information: before 135.8.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

A heap overflow vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Gateway versions 10.1 before 135.8/135.12, 10.5 before 65.11, 11.0 before 70.12, and 11.1 before 52.13 allows a remote authenticated attacker to run arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 18% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.6%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_gateway_firmware:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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