THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-8022
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-8022

Networker vulnerability

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Emc
Affected product
Networker
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2017-10-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-8022

  • Confirm whether Emc Networker is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-8022.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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