CVE-2017-2885
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 4.0%libsoup2.4 - security update
Published: 4/24/2018Modified: 11/19/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2017-2885DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2885
Description
An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/libsoupfrom 0, < 2.52.2-r1
- Debian/libsoup2.4from 0, < 2.56.1-1
- Debian/libsoup2.4from 0, < 2.48.0-1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |