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CRITICAL

CVE-2017-2885

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

23.1 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2017-2885 Red Hat Product Security47 products fixed

    libsoup: Stack based buffer overflow with HTTP Chunked Encoding

  • RHSA-2017:2459 Red Hat Product Security47 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: libsoup security update

Full record on NVD

Description

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.

Technical details

Published
2018-04-24

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2885?

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.

Is CVE-2017-2885 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-2885 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 23.1% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-2885?

CVE-2017-2885 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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