CVE-2017-2853: natus medical incorporated natus Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-2853 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in natus medical incorporated natus. EPSS estimates a 3.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 05-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An exploitable Code Execution vulnerability exists in the RequestForPatientInfoEEGfile functionality of Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause a stack buffer overflow resulting in arbitrary command execution. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST10.0CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.32% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Natus1 product
Natus medical incorporated1 product
- natusNatus Xltek NeuroWorks 8
2 vendors · 2 products