HIGH
Buffer overflow in the ViewerCtrlLib.ViewerCtrl ActiveX control in Avaya IP Office Contact Center before 10.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string to the open method
Published Nov 9, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.08%
Description
Buffer overflow in the ViewerCtrlLib.ViewerCtrl ActiveX control in Avaya IP Office Contact Center before 10.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string to the open method.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 9.1
- 9.1.0
- 9.1.0.2209.1540
- 9.1.6
- 9.1.7
- 9.1.8
- 9.1.9
- 10.0
- 10.0.0.3-8600.1705
- 10.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.08% 0.10079
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10079
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.08% (0.10079) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.08% (0.10079) | 95.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.31% (0.07305) | 90.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.18% (0.17179) | 91.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.31% (0.07305) | 90.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.44% (0.04436) | 88.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 60.36% (0.60359) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2024 | 30.89% (0.30893) | 97.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2024 | 32.41% (0.32415) | 96.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 33.34% (0.33338) | 96.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 30.89% (0.30893) | 96.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 22.94% (0.22942) | 95.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 7.16% (0.07163) | 92.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.97% (0.07968) | 93.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.40% (0.13404) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.40% (0.13404) | 95.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.40% (0.13404) | 90.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 15.47% (0.15471) | 90.05th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 15.47% (0.15471) | 89.94th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 15.47% (0.15471) | 97.24th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 15.47% (0.15471) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101044091 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AVAYA-OFFICE-IP-%28IPO%29-v9.1.0-10.1-VIEWERCTRL-ACTIVE-X-BUFFER-OVERFLOW-0DAY.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144882/Avaya-IP-Office-IPO-10.1-Active-X-Buffer-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/17 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101667 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43120/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101044091 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/AVAYA-OFFICE-IP-%28IPO%29-v9.1.0-10.1-VIEWERCTRL-ACTIVE-X-BUFFER-OVERFLOW-0DAY.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144882/Avaya-IP-Office-IPO-10.1-Active-X-Buffer-Overflow.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/17 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101667 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43120/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 9, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 19, 2017
Link CVE-2017-12969
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a