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CVE-2017-20161

4.6 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in rofl0r MacGeiger.

Published Jan 2, 2023CWE-74EPSS 0.50%

Overview

CVE-2017-20161 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 2, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in rofl0r MacGeiger. Affected is the function dump_wlan_at of the file macgeiger.c of the component ESSID Handler. The manipulation leads to injection. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The name of the patch is 57f1dd50a4821b8c8e676e8020006ae4bfd3c9cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217188.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/rofl0r/MacGeiger/commit/57f1dd50a4821b8c8e676e8020006ae4bfd3c9cbRefvuldb.com/?ctiid.217188Refvuldb.com/?id.217188GitHubgithub.com/rofl0r/MacGeiger/commit/57f1dd50a4821b8c8e676e8020006ae4bfd3c9cbRefvuldb.com/?ctiid.217188Refvuldb.com/?id.217188

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20161?

CVE-2017-20161 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 2, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-20161?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-20161?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-20161?

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