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TI-2017-14087 Aliases CVE-2017-20016GHSA-cmfx-9cxf-9xxj

WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Portscan memory allocation

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-789Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-789.

Summary

A vulnerability has been found in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner up to 1.8 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Portscan. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01462 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WEKAINTEREST Security Scanner1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8—No fix listedCNA
  • INTEREST Security Scanner VendorWEKA Affected 1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:weka:interest_security_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.8VulnerableWEKA
  • cpe:2.3:a:weka:interest_security_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.8 Vulnerable ·WEKA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20016
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmfx-9cxf-9xxj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-14084 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Stresstest Configuration denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2017-14083 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Stresstest Scheme denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2017-14086 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner LAN Viewer denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2017-14085 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Webspider denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2017-14082 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner HTTP denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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