CVE-2017-9282

critical

Published 2017-09-21 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

9.8

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

CVSS v2

7.5

VIR risk

9.8

Description

An integer overflow (CWE-190) led to an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) on a heap-allocated area, leading to heap corruption in Micro Focus VisiBroker 8.5. The feasibility of leveraging this vulnerability for further attacks was not assessed.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
microfocus	visibroker	`8.5`

References

https://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/corba/visibroker_-_world_class_middleware/w/knowledge_base/29171/visibroker-8-5-service-pack-4-hotfix-3-security-fixes
https://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/corba/visibroker_-_world_class_middleware/w/knowledge_base/29171/visibroker-8-5-service-pack-4-hotfix-3-security-fixes

CWEs

CWE-190

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.