Description
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in nph-viewgif.cgi in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16717.md
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0159
EPSS Percentile
72.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
nih/ncbi_toolbox
2.0.7 - 2.2.26
Published
May 02, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026