CVE-2017-2861
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 · uneditedAn exploitable Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the use of a return value in the NewProducerStream command in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8. A specially crafted network packet can cause an out of bounds read resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
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 · moderate confidenceA denial of service vulnerability exists in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8's NewProducerStream command where improper handling of a return value causes an out-of-bounds read when processing specially crafted network packets. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability, causing the application to crash.
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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= 8CVSS 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:3.1/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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Confirm NeuroWorks 8 is installedLook for the Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8 application on the system, typically installed in C:\Program Files\Natus\ or check Windows Programs and Features for 'Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8'Affected if NeuroWorks 8 is present on the system
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Verify exact version is 8Right-click the NeuroWorks executable, select Properties, and check the File Version field, or run 'wmic product get name,version' if installed as Windows softwareAffected if Version is exactly 8.x (specifically version 8)
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Check if NeuroWorks service is network-exposedRun 'netstat -an | findstr LISTENING' and look for ports associated with NeuroWorks (typically TCP ports in the 8000-9000 range), or check firewall rules with 'netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name=all'Affected if The NeuroWorks service port is listening on an accessible network interface (0.0.0.0 or external IP)
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Review system event logs for crashesOpen Event Viewer, navigate to Windows Logs > Application, and look for Error or Crash events from NeuroWorks or natus related processes around the time of suspected attackAffected if Multiple application crash events are logged with faulting module related to network packet processing
You are affected if NeuroWorks version 8 is running and its network service port is accessible to untrusted network actors, as the vulnerability is triggered by malicious packets on the NewProducerStream command.
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-provided patches for NeuroWorks 8; if unavailable, implement network segmentation and firewall rules to restrict unauthorized access to the NeuroWorks service port.
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