9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-8773
Quick Heal Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316, Quick Heal Total Security 10.1.0.316, and Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 are vulnerable to Out of Bounds Write on a Heap Buffer due to improper validation of dwCompressionSize of Microsoft WIM Header WIMHEADER_V1_PACKED. This vulnerability can be exploited to gain Remote Code Execution as well as Privilege Escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

May 4, 2017, 4:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 13, 2021, 12:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8773 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 Quickheal antivirus_pro
2 Quickheal internet_security
3 Quickheal total_security
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-2017-8773.

URL Resource
http://payatu.com/oob-write-heap-buffer-dwcompressionsize-ms-wim/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-8773 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8773 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:quick_heal:antivirus_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.0.316 *cpe:2.3:a:quick_heal:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.0.316 *cpe:2.3:a:quick_heal:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.0.316 OR *cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:antivirus_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.0.316 *cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.0.316 *cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1.0.316
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://payatu.com/oob-write-heap-buffer-dwcompressionsize-ms-wim/ No Types Assigned http://payatu.com/oob-write-heap-buffer-dwcompressionsize-ms-wim/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:quick_heal:antivirus_pro:10.1.0.316:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:quick_heal:internet_security:10.1.0.316:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:quick_heal:total_security:10.1.0.316:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8773 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8773 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.84 }} 0.40%

score

0.82311

percentile

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