CVE-2017-6427 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in EvoStream Media Server version 1.7.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted HTTP request containing a malicious header, such as a long message-body in a GET request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public denial-of-service exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:evostream:media_server:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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