VDB-115863 · CVE-2017-2861 · BID 104490

Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8 Command NewProducerStream out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument NewProducerStream as part of Network Packet results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-2861. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument NewProducerStream as part of a Network Packet leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the use of a return value in the NewProducerStream command in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause an out of bounds read resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2018. The weakness was presented 04/05/2018 by Cisco with Cisco Talos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2861 since 12/01/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 104490†). See VDB-115862, VDB-115864, VDB-115865 and VDB-115866 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
04/04/2018 +489 days 🔍
04/05/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/05/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/19/2018 +74 days 🔍
02/27/2023 +1714 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-2861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115863
SecurityFocus: 104490 - Natus Xltek NeuroWorks/SleepWorks ICSMA-18-165-01 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2018 10:04
Updated: 02/27/2023 08:59
Changes: 04/06/2018 10:04 (62), 01/22/2020 15:40 (4), 02/27/2023 08:59 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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