CVE-2017-17470 describes a local denial-of-service vulnerability in TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite version 8.5.42, allowing an attacker to trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or potentially other impacts through a crafted DeviceIoControl request. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires local access and low privileges, but has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.