CVE-2017-7183 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the TFTP server component of ExtraPuTTY versions 0.30 and earlier. Remote attackers can crash the server by sending oversized TFTP read or write requests. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe impact (denial of service) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-41639), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:extraputty:extraputty:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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