CVE-2017-8022

high-risk

Published 2017-10-18

An issue was discovered in EMC NetWorker (prior to 8.2.4.9, all supported 9.0.x versions, prior to 9.1.1.3, prior to 9.2.0.4). The Server service (nsrd) is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of the software, or cause a denial of service, depending on the target system's platform.

Do I need to act?

1.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.1/10 High

NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (20)

Networker

Affected Vendors

Emc

References (4)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Oct/35

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039583

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Oct/35

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039583

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high-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal

Exposure 21/34 · High