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CVE-2017-2788

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A buffer overflows exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim's computer and can lead to a heap based buffer overflow resulting in potential remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.

Affected products

• Pharos PopUp Printer Client: 9.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0283/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96742
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0283/

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