A heap-based buffer overflow exists in nph-viewgif.cgi in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-787Published · 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in nph-viewgif.cgi in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01589 75th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q596-jxfw-6v4j
References
More NIH Ncbi Toolbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11966 A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-11968 An XSS vulnerability exists in wwwblast.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-16717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q596-jxfw-6v4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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