5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-1000249
Qualcomm ELF Binary Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2017, 2:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-1000249 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 File_project file
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-1000249.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965
https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-1000249 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3965 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-02 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 No Types Assigned https://github.com/file/file/commit/35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d No Types Assigned https://github.com/file/file/commit/9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.21737

percentile

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