VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-2788

CVSS score10 CRITICAL

EPSS probability7.83%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-03-10

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A buffer overflows exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim's computer and can lead to a heap based buffer overflow resulting in potential remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.

Weakness classification

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references

talos-cna@cisco.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
talos-cna@cisco.com — Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Technical Description, Third Party Advisory