# CVE-2017-9631: Null dereference in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger

> An attacker can crash the Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger service, causing a denial of service for logging functions.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 7 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xpmj-q2qc-98jr

## What is CVE-2017-9631?

CVE-2017-9631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger, published on 7 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Null Pointer Dereference issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger, versions 2017.426.2307.1 and prior. The null pointer dereference vulnerability could allow an attacker to crash the logger process, causing a denial of service for logging and log-viewing (applications that use the Wonderware ArchestrA Logger continue to run when the Wonderware ArchestrA Logger service is unavailable).

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9631?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Wonderware Archestra Logger.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9631?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9631 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger

- [CVE-2017-9629](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9629/): Memory corruption in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9627/): Denial of service in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9631 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9631 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger, published on 7 Jul 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-2017-9631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric Wonderware ArchestrA Logger. 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-2017-9631/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9631/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9631
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9631
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9631

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9631/
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