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Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2017-9282

High
9.8/10

Summary

An integer overflow (CWE-190) led to an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) on a heap-allocated area, leading to heap corruption in Micro Focus VisiBroker 8.5. The feasibility of leveraging this vulnerability for further attacks was not assessed.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound

The software performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published