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CVE-2017-8798

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8798 is a critical integer signedness error affecting MiniUPnP MiniUPnPc versions 1.4.20101221 through 2.0, as well as miniupnp_project miniupnpd. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-43501) exists for remote denial of service, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpd:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpd:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpd:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:miniupnpd:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
24.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-43501 · May 11, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2403 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

miniupnp.free.fr / files/changelog.php
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2017-8798
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00027.html