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TI-2017-02007 Aliases CVE-2017-2785GHSA-cg25-hjch-6gph

Memory corruption in Pharos PopUp Printer Client

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An exploitable buffer overflow exists in the psnotifyd application of the Pharos PopUp printer client version 9.0. A specially crafted packet can be sent to the victim's computer and can lead to a heap based buffer overflow resulting in remote code execution. This client is always listening, has root privileges, and requires no user interaction to exploit.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0515 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PharosPopUp Printer Client9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • PopUp Printer Client VendorPharos Affected 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pharos:popup:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerablePharos
  • cpe:2.3:a:pharos:popup:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Pharos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2785
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg25-hjch-6gph

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-02010 Memory corruption in Pharos PopUp Printer Client CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-02009 Memory corruption in Pharos PopUp Printer Client CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2017-02008 Out-of-bounds read in Pharos PopUp Printer Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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