CVE-2017-17474 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite version 8.5.42. A local attacker can trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or other unspecified impacts by sending a crafted DeviceIoControl request to the \\.\Viragtlt device. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires local access and low privileges, but its exploitation is straightforward. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tgsoft:vir.it_explorer:8.5.42:*:*:*:lite:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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