CVE-2017-20161
low-risk
Published 2023-01-02
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in rofl0r MacGeiger. Affected is the function dump_wlan_at of the file macgeiger.c of the component ESSID Handler. The manipulation leads to injection. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The name of the patch is 57f1dd50a4821b8c8e676e8020006ae4bfd3c9cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217188.
Do I need to act?
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0.16% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.6/10
Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Macgeiger
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217188
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.217188
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217188
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.217188
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
12/34 · Low
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal