vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-2885)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 24, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 24, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A stack based buffer overflow has been found in libsoup <= 2.58.1. A specially crafted HTTP request with chunked encoding can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-2885
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-2885
- URL-http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-souphttpsrc-libsoup-2.51.3-Stack-Overflow.html
- URL-http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201708-5
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929
- URL-https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392
- CWE-787
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