VDB-97807 · CVE-2017-2788 · BID 96742

Pharos PopUp Printer Client 9.0 psnotifyd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pharos PopUp Printer Client 9.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component psnotifyd. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-2788. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pharos PopUp Printer Client 9.0 (Printing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component psnotifyd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflows 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 a heap based buffer overflow resulting in potential remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2017 by Tyler Bohan with Cisco Talos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2788 since 12/01/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 96742†). The entry VDB-97804 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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-2017-2788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97807
SecurityFocus: 96742 - Pharos PopUp Printer Client Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2788 - Pharos - PopUp - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2017 15:21
Updated: 09/05/2020 20:41
Changes: 03/10/2017 15:21 (60), 09/05/2020 20:41 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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