CVE-2018-16717 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting legacy versions 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 of the NCBI ToolBox, specifically within the nph-viewgif.cgi component. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.7, <= 2.2.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nih:ncbi_toolbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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.