CVE-2017-17471 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a system crash (BSOD) in Vir.IT eXplorer Lite by sending a specific DeviceIoControl request to the driver.
- 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-2017-17471?
CVE-2017-17471 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 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 (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a \\.\Viragtlt DeviceIoControl request of 0x82732140.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17471?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tgsoft Vir.it Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-17471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vccm-j6gc-23vh.