CVE-2017-6952 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the Capstone disassembler engine, specifically within the cs_winkernel_malloc function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:capstone-engine:capstone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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