CVE-2017-5238 Memory corruption in EV-07S GPS Tracker
Attackers can exploit buffer overflows in configuration fields to overwrite memory, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on the device.
- 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-2017-5238?
CVE-2017-5238 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Eview EV-07S GPS Tracker, published on 27 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to a lack of bounds checking, several input configuration fields for the Eview EV-07S GPS Tracker will overflow data stored in one variable to another, overwriting the data of another field.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5238?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eviewgps Ev-07s Gps Tracker Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5238 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-2017-5238 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5238 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Eview EV-07S GPS Tracker
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj67-4wj9-j385.