CVE-2017-17472 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite version 8.5.42, allowing a local attacker to trigger a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts through a crafted DeviceIoControl request. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity and user privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.