TI-2017-04223 Aliases CVE-2017-6416 GHSA-mw58-m45m-q7x5

An issue was discovered in SysGauge 1.5.18.

MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published 2017-03-06 · Updated 2024-08-05

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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in SysGauge 1.5.18. A buffer overflow vulnerability in SMTP connection verification leads to arbitrary code execution. The attack vector is a crafted SMTP daemon that sends a long 220 (aka "Service ready") string.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1077 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:flexense:sysgauge:1.5.18:::::::*	1.5.18	Vulnerable	Flexense

cpe:2.3:a:flexense:sysgauge:1.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.18 Vulnerable ·Flexense

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6416
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw58-m45m-q7x5

References

Exploit 1

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TI-2020-19065 SysGauge 7.9.18 - ' SysGauge Server' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2018-03892 The server in Flexense SysGauge 3.6.18 operating on port 9221 can be exploited remotely… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2017-11452 In Flexense SysGauge Server 3.6.18, the Control Protocol suffers from a denial of service. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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