CRITICAL
A global buffer overflow was discovered in the iteration_loop function in loop.c in BladeEnc version 0.94.2
Published Sep 21, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.41%
Description
A global buffer overflow was discovered in the iteration_loop function in loop.c in BladeEnc version 0.94.2. The vulnerability causes an out-of-bounds write, which leads to remote denial of service or possibly code execution.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
3.41% 0.03406
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03406
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 | 3.41% (0.03406) | 88.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.41% (0.03406) | 87.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02410) | 83.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.03% (0.06031) | 84.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.11% (0.02110) | 82.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.27% (0.05270) | 93.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 5.27% (0.05270) | 92.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 4.35% (0.04353) | 91.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 3.20% (0.03196) | 89.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 3.07% (0.03069) | 89.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.65% (0.02651) | 88.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.13% (0.02127) | 87.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02065) | 79.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 18, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02065) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.88% (0.01885) | 75.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.88% (0.01885) | 54.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 34.70th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 34.01th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 74.12th | v1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/19/bladeenc-global-buffer-overflow-in-iteration_loop-loop-c/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-18 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/19/bladeenc-global-buffer-overflow-in-iteration_loop-loop-c/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-18 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 21, 2017
Link CVE-2017-14648
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a