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title: "CVE-2017-7938\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-7938

Publication date 20 April 2017

Last updated 11 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.6 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7938?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering
Tool) version 1.3a (Unix) allows attackers to cause a denial of service
(application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long
argument. An example threat model is automated execution of DMitry with
hostname strings found in local log files.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| dmitry | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.6 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.6 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7938)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7938)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-7938)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7938)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7938>
* <https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142210/Dmitry-1.3a-Local-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html>
* <https://github.com/jaygreig86/dmitry/pull/12>