CVE-2017-3219
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 · uneditedAcronis True Image up to and including version 2017 Build 8053 performs software updates using HTTP. Downloaded updates are only verified using a server-provided MD5 hash.
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 confidenceAcronis True Image 2017 up to Build 8053 downloads software updates over unencrypted HTTP and verifies integrity using only a server-supplied MD5 hash. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to inject arbitrary code by intercepting the HTTP traffic and providing a matching MD5 hash for malicious payloads, since MD5 is cryptographically broken and the hash origin is untrusted.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 2017CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 Acronis True Image installationCheck for Acronis True Image 2017 in Programs and Features, or search for the executable at typical locations like C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImage\true_image.exeAffected if Acronis True Image 2017 is installed on the system
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Determine installed build versionRight-click the true_image.exe file, select Properties, and view the Details tab for the Product Version. Alternatively, launch Acronis True Image and check Help > AboutAffected if The build number is 8053 or lower, indicating an affected version
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Inspect update configuration settingsOpen Acronis True Image, navigate to Settings > Updates or Help > Check for Updates, and examine the update server URL configurationAffected if The update server URL uses HTTP instead of HTTPS (e.g., http://update.acronis.com rather than https://update.acronis.com)
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Verify HTTP traffic capabilityUse a network sniffer or check Windows Firewall rules to confirm outbound HTTP (port 80) traffic to update-related domains is allowedAffected if HTTP traffic to update servers is permitted without TLS inspection being enforced by the organization
A system is affected if Acronis True Image 2017 with build 8053 or lower is installed and the update mechanism uses unencrypted HTTP for fetching updates.
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 dataReplace HTTP with HTTPS for update downloads and implement cryptographic code signing verification (e.g., RSA/ECDSA signatures) with trusted certificate pinning instead of relying on server-provided MD5 hashes.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-3219 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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