CVE-2017-11498
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overflow in hasplms in Gemalto ACC (Admin Control Center), all versions ranging from HASP SRM 2.10 to Sentinel LDK 7.50, allows remote attackers to shut down the remote process (a denial of service) via a language pack (ZIP file) with invalid HTML files.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the hasplms component of Gemalto Admin Control Center (ACC) allows remote attackers to cause denial of service by uploading a specially crafted language pack (ZIP file) containing invalid HTML files. The vulnerability affects all versions from HASP SRM 2.10 through Sentinel LDK 7.50, enabling remote process termination without authentication.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.10= 3.0= 7.1= 7.50CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Sentinel LDK or HASP SRM is installedCheck installed programs or look for hasplms.exe process on the system. Common locations: C:\Program Files\Aladdin Knowledge Systems\HASP LM or C:\Program Files\Gemalto\Sentinel LDKAffected if The software is installed and the version falls within 2.10 through 7.50 inclusive
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Check the hasplms service statusOpen Windows Services or run 'sc query hasplms' command to determine if the hasplms service is runningAffected if The hasplms service is running and the installed version is between 2.10 and 7.50
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Verify the Admin Control Center is accessibleCheck if port 1947 (default ACC port) is listening locally or exposed. Use 'netstat -an | findstr 1947' or check ACC web interface at http://localhost:1947Affected if ACC is accessible and the installed version is between 2.10 and 7.50
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Identify the exact installed versionCheck the version of hasplms.exe or look in Add/Remove Programs for Sentinel LDK version, or query the hasplms service version via ACC interfaceAffected if Version matches 2.10, 3.0, 7.1, 7.50 or any version in the range 2.10 through 7.50
The environment is affected if the Sentinel LDK or HASP SRM software with hasplms component is installed and the version falls within the range 2.10 through 7.50 inclusive, with ACC accessible on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patches or upgrade to a patched version of Sentinel LDK beyond 7.50; implement network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted networks and validate language pack inputs if custom implementations are necessary.
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