# CVE-2017-14586: The Hipchat for Mac desktop client is vulnerable to client-side remote code execution via video call link parsing.


- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22jv-gjfc-xrr5

## What is CVE-2017-14586?

CVE-2017-14586 is a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Hipchat for Mac desktop client, published on 27 Nov 2017. 

### Official description

The Hipchat for Mac desktop client is vulnerable to client-side remote code execution via video call link parsing. Hipchat for Mac desktop clients at or above version 4.0 and before version 4.30 are affected by this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14586?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atlassian Hipchat.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14586?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14586 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14586 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14586 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Atlassian Hipchat for Mac desktop client

- [CVE-2018-1000418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000418/): Jenkins HipChat Plugin allows credential capture due to incorrect authorization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1000419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000419/): Jenkins HipChat Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read access to obtain credential IDs (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-5603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5603/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-8058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8058/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14586 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14586 is a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Hipchat for Mac desktop client, published on 27 Nov 2017. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14586 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Atlassian Hipchat for Mac desktop client. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14586/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14586/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14586
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14586
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14586

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14586/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.