CVE-2017-11673

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: July 27, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/07/readwrite-access-violation-acunetix.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/07/readwrite-access-violation-acunetix.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.7%

84th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

acunetix

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