Is CVE-2017-17429 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-17429 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-17429?

CVE-2017-17429 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-17429?

CVE-2017-17429 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17429?

Upgrade antivirus to 15.1.0.53 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-17429

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In K7 Antivirus Premium before 15.1.0.53, user-controlled input to the K7Sentry device is not sufficiently authenticated: a local user with a LOW integrity process can access a raw hard disk by sending a specific IOCTL.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

antivirusNVD

Affected:< 15.1.0.53Fixed in:15.1.0.53CVE-2017-17429derived from NVD

Affected:< 15.1.0308Fixed in:15.1.0308CVE-2017-17429derived from NVD

endpointNVD

Affected:< 14.2.0137Fixed in:14.2.0137CVE-2017-17429derived from NVD

internet securityNVD

Affected:< 15.1.0297Fixed in:15.1.0297CVE-2017-17429derived from NVD

total securityNVD

Affected:< 15.1.0324Fixed in:15.1.0324CVE-2017-17429derived from NVD

Affected:< 16.0.0131Fixed in:16.0.0131CVE-2017-17429derived from NVD

ultimate securityNVD

Affected:< 15.1.0324Fixed in:15.1.0324CVE-2017-17429derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.k7computing.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.