CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2017-5216 — Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Netop Remote Control versions 11.53, 12.21 and prior

Medium CVSS 5.5

Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Netop Remote Control versions 11.53, 12.21 and prior. The affected module in the Guest client is the "Import to Phonebook" option. When a specially designed malicious file containing special characters is loaded, the overflow occurs. 12.51 is the fixed version. The Support case ref is 00109744.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.0)
Published
2017-01-09
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Affected products

  • netop / remote_control

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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