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CVE-2017-7523

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.75%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2017-7523
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.75%

Original NVD Description

Cygwin versions 1.7.2 up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to buffer overflow vulnerability in wcsxfrm/wcsxfrm_l functions resulting into denial-of-service by crashing the process or potential hijack of the process running with administrative privileges triggered by specially crafted input string.

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