# CVE-2017-9283: Information disclosure in Micro Focus VisiBroker

> An out-of-bounds read in Micro Focus VisiBroker allows attackers to potentially disclose sensitive memory contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x7ff-f79v-88xr

## What is CVE-2017-9283?

CVE-2017-9283 is a critical vulnerability in Micro Focus VisiBroker, published on 21 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) vulnerability exists in Micro Focus VisiBroker 8.5. The feasibility of leveraging this vulnerability for further attacks was not assessed.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9283?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Visibroker.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus VisiBroker

- [CVE-2008-7126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7126/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-9282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9282/): Integer overflow in Micro Focus VisiBroker (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9281/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-7127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7127/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9283 is a critical vulnerability in Micro Focus VisiBroker, published on 21 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus VisiBroker. 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-2017-9283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9283

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9283/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.