CVE-2017-5005
Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total...
CVE-2017-5005 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Quickheal Antivirus Pro, published January 2, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.66%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 9.66%EPSS, 95th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, and AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 and earlier on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LC_UNIXTHREAD.cmdsize field in a Mach-O file that is mishandled during a Security Scan (aka Custom Scan) operation.
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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | payatu/QuickHeal | 2017-01-02 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, and AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 and earlier on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LC_UNIXTHREAD.cmdsize field in a Mach-O file that is mishandled during a Security Scan (aka Custom Scan) operation.
- Record
CVE-2017-5005- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, and AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 and earlier on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LC_UNIXTHREAD.cmdsize field in a Mach-O file that is mishandled during a Security Scan (aka Custom Scan) operation.
- Record
CVE-2017-5005- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14115No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, and AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 and earlier on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LC_UNIXTHREAD.cmdsize field in a Mach-O file that is mishandled during a Security Scan (aka Custom Scan) operation.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14115- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qhqc-hrcr-32jw
Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, and AntiVirus Pro 10.1.0.316 and earlier on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LC_UNIXTHREAD.cmdsize field in a Mach-O file that is mishandled during a Security Scan (aka Custom Scan) operation.
- Record
GHSA-qhqc-hrcr-32jw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.