gnome libsoup CVE-2017-2885 vulnerability in GNOME and Other Products
Published on April 24, 2018

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An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.

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Products Associated with CVE-2017-2885

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GNOME Libsoup
Debian Linux
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus

Affected Versions

GNOME libsoup Version 2.58 is affected by CVE-2017-2885

Exploit Probability

EPSS
23.14%
Percentile
97.80%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.