CVE-2017-6371
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service...
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a long string in the HTTP Referer header.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a long string in the HTTP Referer header.
- Record
CVE-2017-6371- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a long string in the HTTP Referer header.
- Record
CVE-2017-6371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15431 No score
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a long string in the HTTP Referer header.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15431- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6rf-89gq-x9hp
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service...
Synchronet BBS 3.16c for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a long string in the HTTP Referer header.
- Record
GHSA-x6rf-89gq-x9hp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Synchronet BBS 3.16c - Denial of Service | 2017-02-28 |
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-2017-6371 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Synchro Bbs, published February 27, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.68%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.