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CVE-2017-8773

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-05-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316, Quick Heal Total Security 10.1.0.316, and Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 are vulnerable to Out of Bounds Write on a Heap Buffer due to improper validation of dwCompressionSize of Microsoft WIM Header WIMHEADER_V1_PACKED. This vulnerability can be exploited to gain Remote Code Execution as well as Privilege Escalation.

Affected products

• Quickheal Antivirus Pro: through 10.1.0.316
• Quickheal Internet Security: through 10.1.0.316
• Quickheal Total Security: through 10.1.0.316

References

• http://payatu.com/oob-write-heap-buffer-dwcompressionsize-ms-wim/
• http://payatu.com/oob-write-heap-buffer-dwcompressionsize-ms-wim/

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