CVE-2017-7908
02.10.2018, 21:29
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the third-party product Gigasoft, v5 and prior, included in GE Communicator 3.15 and prior. A malicious HTML file that loads the ActiveX controls can trigger the vulnerability via unchecked function calls.Enginsight
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gigasoft | proessentials | 𝑥 ≤ 5 |
| ge | ge_communicator | 𝑥 ≤ 3.15 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
- CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.