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CVE-2017-2885

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 24.34% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-04-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 24.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2017-2885
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
24.34%

Original NVD Description

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.

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