CVE-2017-2817 describes a stack buffer overflow vulnerability within the ISO parsing functionality of Power Software Ltd PowerISO version 6.8. This flaw allows a specially crafted ISO file to trigger a vulnerability, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) to open the malicious ISO file, but once triggered, it can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:poweriso:poweriso:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.