What is CVE-2017-16237?
In Vir.IT eXplorer Anti-Virus before 8.5.42, the driver file (VIAGLT64.SYS) contains an Arbitrary Write vulnerability because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x8273007C.
The record classifies CVE-2017-16237 under weakness class CWE-20. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 3284 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.6% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 8.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2017-11-03, last modified 2024-08-05
Is CVE-2017-16237 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2017-16237 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 31 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Tgsoft: Vir.It Explorer
How to fix CVE-2017-16237
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2017-16237 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2017-16237
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2017-16237, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .