CVE-2017-20242

Die Keysight IxChariot-Endpunkte vor der Version 9.

criticalEPSS 1.3%

Description

Keysight IxChariot Endpoint before 9.5.102 contains a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to crash the endpoint or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Metrics

9.8
Source: nvd-v3
69.5 %
High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
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Severity
critical
no public PoC known
1.3 %
Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2026-08-04 18:52 UTC
CWE-121

Weakness classes (CWE)

  • CWE-121Variant

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow

    A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

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Reanalysis & status changes

Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.

  1. CVE Modified2026-08-04 20:16 UTC· 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
    • SSVC: {"id":"CVE-2017-20242","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalI…
  2. New CVE Received2026-08-04 19:16 UTC· 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
    • Affected: IxChariot
    • SSVC: {"id":"CVE-2017-20242","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalI…
    • Description: Keysight IxChariot Endpoint before 9.5.102 contains a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to crash the endpoint or potentially execute arbitrary code.
    • CVSS V4.0: AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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