PT-2018-8430 · Ge+1 · Ge Communicator+1

Published 2018-10-02 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-7908

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GE Communicator versions 3.15 and prior Gigasoft versions 5 and prior

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists due to unchecked function calls. This can be triggered by a malicious HTML file that loads the ActiveX controls.

Recommendations For GE Communicator versions 3.15 and prior, update to a version later than 3.15 to resolve the issue. For Gigasoft versions 5 and prior, update to a version later than 5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of ActiveX controls in GE Communicator until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-7908

Affected Products

Ge Communicator

Gigasoft

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7908 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7908 · Security Note
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99580 · Note