VDB-97805 · CVE-2017-2786 · BID 96736

Pharos PopUp Printer Client 9.0 psnotifyd out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pharos PopUp Printer Client 9.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component psnotifyd. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-2786. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pharos PopUp Printer Client 9.0 (Printing Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component psnotifyd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim's computer and can lead to an out of bounds read causing a crash and a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was published 03/10/2017 by Tyler Bohan with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2786 since 12/01/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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 96736†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97807, VDB-97806 and VDB-97804. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
03/07/2017 +96 days 🔍
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03/10/2017 +3 days 🔍
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09/05/2020 +1275 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2017-2786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97805
SecurityFocus: 96736 - Pharos PopUp Printer Client CVE-2017-2786 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2786 - Pharos - PopUp - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2017 15:20
Updated: 09/05/2020 20:23
Changes: 03/10/2017 15:20 (60), 09/05/2020 20:23 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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