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CVE-2017-7938

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-04-20
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-04-19Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Versions per branch

NVD
Mor-pah.net dmitry deepmagic information gathering tool
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.3= 1.3ano fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

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

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • dmitryUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3a-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • dmitryUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3a-1.2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
  • dmitryUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3a-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
  • dmitryUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3a-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
  • dmitryUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3a-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
  • dmitryUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • dmitryDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1.3a-5
  • dmitryDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1.3a-5

2 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-09 09:28 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-41898
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Published
2017-04-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-494m-pv6g-vh73

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7938?

Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files.

Is CVE-2017-7938 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2017-7938, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7938?

CVE-2017-7938 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.6 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

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