CVE-2017-17028 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting QNAP QTS versions 4.2.6, 4.3.3, 4.3.4 (Beta 2), and earlier. This flaw in the external device function allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.3.3.0378CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.4.0358CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:4.3.4.0358:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.4.0370CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:4.3.4.0370:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.4.0372CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:4.3.4.0372:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.4.0374CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:4.3.4.0374:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.