CVE-2017-6178

HIGH 7.8CVE-2017-6178 · Published 20/03/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-6178 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting usbpcap (usbpcap project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.0%, higher than 64.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
usbpcap usbpcap_project	`= 1.1.0.0`	No fix yet

Description

The IofCallDriver function in USBPcap 1.1.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 0x00090028 IOCTL call, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/141526/USBPcap-1.1.0.0-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/97026 · Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/41542 · Exploit

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