9.8

CVE-2017-8979: hewlett packard enterprise integrated lights-out 2 (ilo 2)

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 15-02-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8979 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in hewlett packard enterprise integrated lights-out 2 (ilo 2). EPSS estimates a 4.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.82%
0%100%
Low · +0.33 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Security vulnerabilities in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) firmware could be exploited remotely to allow authentication bypass, code execution, and denial of service.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.33 pp

From 4.49% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
4.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Hewlett packard enterprise1 product
Hp1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links