Is CVE-2017-17663 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-17663 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-17663?

CVE-2017-17663 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-17663?

CVE-2017-17663 has an EPSS score of 2.45% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17663?

Upgrade mini httpd to 1.28 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-17663

CRITICALEPSS 82th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The htpasswd implementation of mini_httpd before v1.28 and of thttpd before v2.28 is affected by a buffer overflow that can be exploited remotely to perform code execution.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

mini httpdNVD

Affected:< 1.28Fixed in:1.28CVE-2017-17663derived from NVD

thttpdNVD

Affected:< 2.28Fixed in:2.28CVE-2017-17663derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

acme.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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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.