CVE-2017-17849
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long 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 GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long response.
- Record
CVE-2017-17849- 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 GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long response.
- Record
CVE-2017-17849- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8996 No score
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long response.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8996- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58xr-854q-hrhm
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long response.
- Record
GHSA-58xr-854q-hrhm- 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 | GetGo Download Manager 5.3.0.2712 - Buffer Overflow | 2017-12-26 |
| Exploit-DB | GetGo Download Manager 6.2.1.3200 - Denial of Service (PoC) | 2018-07-25 |
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-2017-17849 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Getgosoft Getgo Download Manager, published December 24, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.