CVE-2017-2816

Exp

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of LibOFX 0.9.11. A specially crafted OFX file can cause a write out of bounds resulting in a buffer overflow on the stack. An attacker can construct a malicious OFX file to trigger this vulnerability.

Published: 2017-09-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-2816 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.75%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-2816

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-2816

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 2025-12-17 0.75% 0.75% -0.00%
2 2025-10-01 0.75% 0.75% +0.00%
3 2025-04-21 — 0.75% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-2816

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-2816

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-2816

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-2816 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libofx), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2816
gentoo normal CVE-2017-2816: 1 GLSA(s) (201908-26), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/libofx); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-2816
suse medium CVE-2017-2816 severity moderate: SUSE including 9 source package names (libofx-0.10.1-1.9, libofx-0.9.0-3.7.1, …), 22 product×package rows across 10 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4, … (10 product lines)): Fixed 22. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2816/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-2816 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libofx), 8 status rows across 8 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): not-affected 3, ignored 2, released 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2816

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-2816

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libofx_project libofx 0.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:libofx_project:libofx:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-2816

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100828 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00038.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-26 Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0317 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
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