CVE-2017-2885

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    CVE-2017-2885

    Published: 24 Apr 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-souphttpsrc-libsoup-2.51.3-Stack-Overflow.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- c829641668d893d0136993dcc6d7e1d661dd6e39
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.58
    2.58.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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