PCAUSA Rawether framework does not properly validate BPF data, allowing a crafted malicious BPF program to perform operations on memory outside of its typical bounds on the driver's receipt of network packets
Published Dec 15, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.70%
Description
PCAUSA Rawether framework does not properly validate BPF data, allowing a crafted malicious BPF program to perform operations on memory outside of its typical bounds on the driver's receipt of network packets. Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Affected products
- Vendor Printing Communications Assoc., Inc. (PCAUSA) Product ASUS PCE-AC56 WLAN Card Utilities Defaultn/a
- Version UnknownStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printing Communications Assoc., Inc. (PCAUSA) | ASUS PCE-AC56 WLAN Card Utilities | n/a |
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- n/a
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 51.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 48.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 46.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 11, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 71.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 69.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 45.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.10% (0.10104) | 87.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.10% (0.10104) | 87.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.10% (0.10104) | 95.01th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.10% (0.10104) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://blog.rewolf.pl/blog/?p=1778 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96993/discuss vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.itsecuritynews.info/vuln-printing-communications-association-rawether-cve-2017-3196-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNExploitMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.rewolf.pl/blog/?p=1778 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96993/discuss | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.itsecuritynews.info/vuln-printing-communications-association-rawether-cve-2017-3196-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600671 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNExploitMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
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