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CVE-2017-9770

5.5 · MEDIUM

A specially crafted IOCTL can be issued to the rzpnk.sys driver in Razer Synapse that can cause an out of bounds read operation to occur due to a field within the IOCTL data being used as a length.

Published Aug 2, 2017CWE-125EPSS 0.33%

Overview

CVE-2017-9770 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 2, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A specially crafted IOCTL can be issued to the rzpnk.sys driver in Razer Synapse that can cause an out of bounds read operation to occur due to a field within the IOCTL data being used as a length.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwarroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9770/Refwarroom.securestate.com/cve-2017-9770/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9770?

CVE-2017-9770 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 2, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-9770?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-9770?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-9770?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-9770 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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