CVE-2017-9281
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 integer overflow (CWE-190) potentially causing an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Micro Focus VisiBroker 8.5 can lead to a denial of service.
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 confidenceInteger overflow vulnerability in Micro Focus VisiBroker 8.5 where improper integer arithmetic can cause memory corruption, leading to an out-of-bounds read condition. This can be exploited to cause a denial of service by crashing the affected service.
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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= 8.5CVSS 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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Confirm VisiBroker installationLocate VisiBroker installation directory or check for VisiBroker processes running on the system. Common locations include /opt/visibroker or installation under Micro Focus directories on Windows.Affected if VisiBroker software is present on the system
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Verify installed version is exactly 8.5Check the VisiBroker version using the product's version information utility, about dialog, or by inspecting version metadata in the installation directory. Compare against the affected version range = 8.5.Affected if Installed version is 8.5 exactly
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Identify VisiBroker service exposureCheck which network ports VisiBroker is configured to listen on (typically IIOP ports). Use netstat or similar tools to identify listening services associated with VisiBroker processes.Affected if VisiBroker service is running and listening on network ports
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Assess network accessibilityReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the VisiBroker service ports are accessible from network segments beyond what is intended for the application.Affected if VisiBroker ports are accessible to untrusted network segments
The environment is affected if Micro Focus VisiBroker version 8.5 is installed and its service is exposed 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 dataContact Micro Focus for the applicable patch or upgrade to a patched version of VisiBroker. If patching is not immediately possible, network segmentation and restricting access to the VisiBroker service can reduce exposure.
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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-2017-9281 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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