FKIE_CVE-2017-2788

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-10 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:16
Severity
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A buffer overflows exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim's computer and can lead to a heap based buffer overflow resulting in potential remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.
References
talos-cna@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
talos-cna@cisco.comhttp://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0283/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0283/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pharos popup 9.0
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "PopUp Printer Client",
          "vendor": "Pharos",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "talos-cna@cisco.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
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          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:pharos:popup:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "2E5ADB81-A7B4-4143-B69D-15C8CB24FA4B",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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  ],
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      "value": "A buffer overflows exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim\u0027s computer and can lead to a heap based buffer overflow resulting in potential remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Existe un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer en la aplicaci\u00f3n psnotifyd del cliente de impresora Pharos PopUp versi\u00f3n 9.0. Un paquete especialmente manipulado puede ser enviado al ordenador de la v\u00edctima y puede conducir a un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en memoria din\u00e1mica resultando en la potencial ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo. Este cliente siempre est\u00e1 escuchando, tiene privilegios de root y no requiere la interacci\u00f3n de usuario para explotarla."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2017-2788",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:16:51.933",
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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}



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