CVE-2017-17968
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.
- Record
CVE-2017-17968- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.
- Record
CVE-2017-17968- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9111 No score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9111- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xfg4-mmwq-vx4q
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.
- Record
GHSA-xfg4-mmwq-vx4q- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | NetTransport 2.96L - Remote Buffer Overflow (DEP Bypass) | 2017-12-29 |
| Metasploit | NetTransport Download Manager 2.90.510 Buffer Overflow | 2010-01-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-17968 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Xi-soft Nettransport Download Manager, published December 29, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.