CVE-2017-2885

Critical

Description

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome Libsoup
PublishedApr 24, 2018
First seenApr 24, 2018

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnome libsoup2.58—
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus7.4—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus7.4, 7.5—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus7.4—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation7.0—

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