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CVE-2017-2861

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.45%

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CVE-2017-2861 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the use of a return value in the NewProducerStream command in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause an out of bounds read resulting in a denial of service. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An exploitable Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the use of a return value in the NewProducerStream command in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause an out of bounds read resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
1.45%

70.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
NatusXltek Neuroworks8

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-2861?
An exploitable Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the use of a return value in the NewProducerStream command in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause an out of bounds read resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
How severe is CVE-2017-2861?
CVE-2017-2861 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2861?
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Source: NVD / NIST