What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-7938?

CVE-2017-7938 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2017-7938?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2017-7938. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.9%.

Dmitry Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool CVE-2017-7938

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2017-04-20 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Dmitry Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool

6.6

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.6 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 20, 2017 - 14:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files.

AnalysisAI

Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. 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. Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files. Affected products include: Mor-Pah.Net Dmitry Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool. Version information: version 1.3.

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.