PT-2018-7205 · Natus · Natus Xltek Neuroworks

Published 2018-04-05 · Updated 2022-06-03 · CVE-2017-2853

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Natus Xltek NeuroWorks version 8

Description: A Code Execution issue exists in the RequestForPatientInfoEEGfile functionality. It can be triggered by a specially crafted network packet, causing a stack buffer overflow and resulting in arbitrary command execution. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious packet.

Recommendations: For Natus Xltek NeuroWorks version 8, consider restricting access to the RequestForPatientInfoEEGfile functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, network traffic should be monitored for suspicious packets to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-2853

Affected Products

Natus Xltek Neuroworks

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2853 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2853 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104490 · Note
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0355 · Note