CVE-2017-17049 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite via a crafted DeviceIoControl request.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-17049?

CVE-2017-17049 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite 8.5.42 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL value in a 0x82730010 DeviceIoControl request to \\.\Viragtlt.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17049?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-17049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4f59-x6gm-7h9h.

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