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CVE-2017-11757: Actian Pervasive Psql: Buffer overflow

CVE-2017-11757 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Actian Pervasive Psql. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Actian Pervasive PSQL v12.10 and Zen v13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted traffic to TCP port 1583. The overflow occurs after Server-Client encryption-key exchange. The issue results from an integer underflow that leads to a zero-byte allocation. The _srvLnaConnectMP1 function is affected.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.

Affected products

Actian Pervasive Psql: 12.10
Actian Zen: 13.0