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 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 24, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
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
Rapid7 Labs
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