CVE-2017-8852
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a...
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a crafted CAR archive file received from an untrusted remote source. The problem is that the length of data written is an arbitrary number found within the file. The vendor response is SAP Security Note 2441560.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a crafted CAR archive file received from an untrusted remote source. The problem is that the length of data written is an arbitrary number found within the file. The vendor response is SAP Security Note 2441560.
- Record
CVE-2017-8852- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a crafted CAR archive file received from an untrusted remote source. The problem is that the length of data written is an arbitrary number found within the file. The vendor response is SAP Security Note 2441560.
- Record
CVE-2017-8852- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17794 No score
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a crafted CAR archive file received from an untrusted remote source. The problem is that the length of data written is an arbitrary number found within the file. The vendor response is SAP Security Note 2441560.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17794- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcmv-vj68-g3f5
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a...
SAP SAPCAR 721.510 has a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. It could be exploited with a crafted CAR archive file received from an untrusted remote source. The problem is that the length of data written is an arbitrary number found within the file. The vendor response is SAP Security Note 2441560.
- Record
GHSA-vcmv-vj68-g3f5- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 | SAP SAPCAR 721.510 - Heap Buffer Overflow | 2017-05-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8852 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Sap Sapcar, published May 10, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.