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CVE-2017-16728

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-822

Description

An Untrusted Pointer Dereference issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.3. There are multiple vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to cause the program to use an invalid memory address, resulting in a program crash.

Affected products

• Advantech WebAccess: before 8.3 — fixed in 8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Advantech WebAccess 8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102424
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-004-02

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