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critical 9.8

CVE-2017-17849 in the critical feed json

A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code…

published 2017-12-24 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8996

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
19.0%
EPSS 19.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long response.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-43391)

Exploit prediction

19.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-45087 GetGo Download Manager 6.2.1.3200 - Denial of Service (PoC) dos, 2018-07-25
  • EDB-43391 GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 - Buffer Overflow dos, 2017-12-26
  • packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145530/GetGo-Download-Manager-5.3.0.2712-Buffer-Overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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