CVE-2017-15667

Exp

In Flexense SysGauge Server 3.6.18, the Control Protocol suffers from a denial of service. The attack vector is a crafted SERVER_GET_INFO packet sent to control port 9221.

Published: 2017-12-28 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-15667 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.38%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-15667

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
43403 exploit_db edb 2017-12-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15667

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-29 21.93% 12.38% -9.54%
2 2025-03-30 21.41% 21.93% +0.51%
3 2025-03-29 21.41%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15667

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15667

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15667

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
flexense sysgauge 3.6.18 cpe:2.3:a:flexense:sysgauge:3.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15667

URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43403/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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