CVE-2017-2779

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    CVE-2017-2779

    Published: 5 Sept 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the RSRC segment parsing functionality of LabVIEW 2017, LabVIEW 2016, LabVIEW 2015, and LabVIEW 2014. A specially crafted Virtual Instrument (VI) file can cause an attacker controlled looping condition resulting in an arbitrary null write. An attacker controlled VI file can be used to trigger this vulnerability and can potentially result in code execution.

    References: , http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/54099/en/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100519, https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/0patching-rsrc-arbitrary-null-write.html, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0273

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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