CVE-2017-6952
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
Integer overflow in the cs_winkernel_malloc function in winkernel_mm.c in Capstone 3.0.4 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow in a kernel driver) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| capstone-engine | capstone | {"endIncluding":"3.0.4"} | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6952
- https://github.com/aquynh/capstone/commit/6fe86eef621b9849f51a5e1e5d73258a93440403
- https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/capstone/PYSEC-2017-113.yaml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97323
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6952
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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