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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-9765 · published 20 July 2017

CVE-2017-9765: Genivia gsoap integer overflow vulnerability

Genivia · Gsoap

Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used on Axis cameras and other devices, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a large XML document, aka Devil's Ivy. NOTE: the large document would be blocked by many common web-server configurations on general-purpose computers.

8.1 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 25% · top 2.2% CWE-190 · Integer overflow
8.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
25%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the soap_get function in Genivia gSOAP 2.7.x and 2.8.x before 2.8.48, as used on Axis cameras and other devices, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a large XML document, aka Devil's Ivy. NOTE: the large document would be blocked by many common web-server configurations on general-purpose computers.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://blog.senr.io/blog/devils-ivy-flaw-in-widely-used-third-party-code-impacts-millions MitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://blog.senr.io/devilsivy.html ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99868 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472807 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049348 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.genivia.com/advisory.html#Security_advisory:_CVE-2017-9765_bug_in_certain_versions_of_gSOAP_2.7_up_to_2.8.47
https://www.genivia.com/changelog.html#Version_2.8.48_upd_%2806/21/2017%29 Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://blog.senr.io/blog/devils-ivy-flaw-in-widely-used-third-party-code-impacts-millions MitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://blog.senr.io/devilsivy.html ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99868 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472807 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049348 Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.genivia.com/advisory.html#Security_advisory:_CVE-2017-9765_bug_in_certain_versions_of_gSOAP_2.7_up_to_2.8.47
https://www.genivia.com/changelog.html#Version_2.8.48_upd_%2806/21/2017%29 Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-9765), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.