CVE-2017-2779

moderate-risk
Published 2017-09-05

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the RSRC segment parsing functionality of LabVIEW 2017, LabVIEW 2016, LabVIEW 2015, and LabVIEW 2014. A specially crafted Virtual Instrument (VI) file can cause an attacker controlled looping condition resulting in an arbitrary null write. An attacker controlled VI file can be used to trigger this vulnerability and can potentially result in code execution.

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0.66% 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
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Ni

References (8)

Mitigation http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/54099/en/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100519
Exploit https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/0patching-rsrc-arbitrary-null-write.html
Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0273
Mitigation http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/54099/en/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100519
Exploit https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/0patching-rsrc-arbitrary-null-write.html
Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0273
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moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low