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CVE-2017-7219 — Citrix Netscaler Gateway Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 9

A heap overflow vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Gateway versions 10.1 before 135.8/135.12, 10.5 before 65.11, 11.0 before 70.12, and 11.1 before 52.13 allows a remote authenticated attacker to run arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Severity
High
CVSS
9 (2.0)
Published
2017-04-13
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Affected products

  • citrix / netscaler_gateway_firmware / 10.1
  • citrix / netscaler_gateway_firmware / 10.5
  • citrix / netscaler_gateway_firmware / 11.0
  • citrix / netscaler_gateway_firmware / 11.1

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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