CVE-2017-7938 | BDVDB-2026-84470 Detail

Description#

Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with hostname strings found in local log files.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41898/

History#

Version 12017-04-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-11-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2017-04-20
Last modified: 2025-11-03

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

6.6 Medium

EPSS

4.9%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 92.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.6 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).