CVE-2017-8773

2017-05-0403:55:00

mitre

www.cve.org

cve-2017-8773

out of bounds write

heap buffer

microsoft wim header

remote code execution

privilege escalation

AI Score

9.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.008

Percentile

82.3%

JSON

Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316, Quick Heal Total Security 10.1.0.316, and Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 are vulnerable to Out of Bounds Write on a Heap Buffer due to improper validation of dwCompressionSize of Microsoft WIM Header WIMHEADER_V1_PACKED. This vulnerability can be exploited to gain Remote Code Execution as well as Privilege Escalation.

References

payatu.com/oob-write-heap-buffer-dwcompressionsize-ms-wim/