CVE-2017-16948 is a high-severity local denial-of-service vulnerability affecting TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite 8.5.42. An authenticated local attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by sending a crafted DeviceIoControl request to the Viragtlt driver, potentially leading to system instability or other unspecified impacts. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tgsoft:vir.it_explorer:8.5.42:*:*:*:lite:*:*:* |
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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