CVE-2017-6953
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via...
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via long "Register a new card" input fields. There may be a risk of local code execution with untrusted input to SmartDiag.exe or SymDiag.exe.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via long "Register a new card" input fields. There may be a risk of local code execution with untrusted input to SmartDiag.exe or SymDiag.exe.
- Record
CVE-2017-6953- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via long "Register a new card" input fields. There may be a risk of local code execution with untrusted input to SmartDiag.exe or SymDiag.exe.
- Record
CVE-2017-6953- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15992 No score
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via long "Register a new card" input fields. There may be a risk of local code execution with untrusted input to SmartDiag.exe or SymDiag.exe.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15992- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrwm-v563-jwxv
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via...
Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool v2.5 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow with SEH Overwrite via long "Register a new card" input fields. There may be a risk of local code execution with untrusted input to SmartDiag.exe or SymDiag.exe.
- Record
GHSA-mrwm-v563-jwxv- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 | Gemalto SmartDiag Diagnosis Tool < 2.5 - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) | 2017-05-08 |
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-2017-6953 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gemalto Smartdiag Diagnosis Tool, published May 8, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.