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CVE-2017-2853

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

An exploitable Code Execution vulnerability exists in the RequestForPatientInfoEEGfile functionality of Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause a stack buffer overflow resulting in arbitrary command execution. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Natus Xltek Neuroworks: 8

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104490
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0355
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104490
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0355

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