CVE-2017-1000173 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap buffer overflow in the Gravity library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a specific loop condition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1000173?
CVE-2017-1000173 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Creolabs Gravity Version: 1.0 Heap Overflow Potential Code Execution. By creating a large loop whiling pushing data to a buffer, we can break out of the bounds checking of that buffer. When list.join is called on the data it will read past a buffer resulting in a Heap-Buffer-Overflow.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Creolabs Gravity.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-1000173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fp3-rg2c-rm44.