CVE-2017-6178 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in USBPcap 1.1.0.0, affecting the usbpcap_project, where a crafted IOCTL call can trigger a NULL pointer dereference. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating that a low-privileged local attacker can achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-41542) exists, yet it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usbpcap_project:usbpcap:1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.