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CVE-2017-7523 Cygwin versions 1.7.2 up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to buffer overflow vulnerability in wcsxfrm/wcsxfrm_l functions resulting into denial-of-service by crashing the process or potential hij...

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.7%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

Cygwin versions 1.7.2 up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to buffer overflow vulnerability in wcsxfrm/wcsxfrm_l functions resulting into denial-of-service by crashing the process or potential hijack of the process running with administrative privileges triggered by specially crafted input string.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cygwin = 1.7.2 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.3 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.5 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.6 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.7 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.8 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.9 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.10 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.11 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.12 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.13 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.14 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.15 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.16 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.17 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.18 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.19 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.21 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.22 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.23 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.24 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.25 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.26 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.27 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.28 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cygwin = 1.7.29 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.31 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.32 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.33 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.34 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.7.35 No fix listed
cygwin = 1.8.0 No fix listed
redhat cygwin = since 1.7.2 up to 2.8.0 No fix listed

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