CVE-2017-2788
CRITICALPharos PopUp Printer Client 9.0 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Crafted Packet
Title source: llmDescription
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 (2)
Core 2
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0283/
Scores
CVSS v3
10.0
EPSS
0.0783
EPSS Percentile
94.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
pharos/popup
9.0
Pharos/PopUp Printer Client
9.0
Published
Mar 10, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026