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CVE-2017-7908

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the third-party product Gigasoft, v5 and prior, included in GE Communicator 3.15 and prior. A malicious HTML file that loads the ActiveX controls can trigger the vulnerability via unchecked function calls.

Affected products

• GE Communicator: through 3.15
• Gigasoft Proessentials: through 5

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99580
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99580
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-275-02

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