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CVE-2017-3196

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

PCAUSA Rawether framework does not properly validate BPF data, allowing a crafted malicious BPF program to perform operations on memory outside of its typical bounds on the driver's receipt of network packets. Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Affected products

• Rawether Project Rawether: all versions

References

• http://blog.rewolf.pl/blog/?p=1778
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96993/discuss
• https://www.itsecuritynews.info/vuln-printing-communications-association-rawether-cve-2017-3196-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600671
• http://blog.rewolf.pl/blog/?p=1778
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96993/discuss
• https://www.itsecuritynews.info/vuln-printing-communications-association-rawether-cve-2017-3196-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600671

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