VDB-95103 · CVE-2017-5216 · BID 95316

Netop Remote Control 11.53/12.21 Guest Client memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netop Remote Control 11.53/12.21 (Remote Access Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Guest Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Netop Remote Control versions 11.53, 12.21 and prior. The affected module in the Guest client is the "Import to Phonebook" option. When a specially designed malicious file containing special characters is loaded, the overflow occurs. 12.51 is the fixed version. The Support case ref is 00109744.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2017. The weakness was presented 01/09/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at netop.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5216 since 01/09/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95316†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: netop.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-5216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95103
SecurityFocus: 95316 - Netop Remote Control CVE-2017-5216 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5216 - Netop Remote Control - Buffer Overflow Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2017 05:29 PM
Updated: 04/20/2025 01:09 PM
Changes: 01/09/2017 05:29 PM (55), 07/17/2020 12:35 PM (7), 04/20/2025 01:09 PM (21)
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