CVE-2017-20013

Local application denial of service

Published Mar 28, 2022 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Denial of service in WEKA Media INTEREST Security Scanner 1.8 and earlier allows local users to interrupt the application. The published record identifies the Stresstest Configuration Handler as the affected locus but does not disclose the manipulated input or faulty resource operation. Reachability requires local low-privileged access, and the documented consequence is limited to loss of application availability.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in WEKA Media INTEREST Security Scanner 1.8 and earlier allows local users to interrupt the application. The published record identifies the Stresstest Configuration Handler as the affected locus but does not disclose the manipulated input or faulty resource operation. Reachability requires local low-privileged access, and the documented consequence is limited to loss of application availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2017-20013
Published
Mar 28, 2022
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
WEKA Media
Product
INTEREST Security Scanner
Classifications
CWE-404, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 28, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.1
  3. Affected versionversion=1.2
  4. Affected versionversion=1.3
  5. Affected versionversion=1.4
  6. Affected versionversion=1.5
  7. Affected versionversion=1.6
  8. Affected versionversion=1.7
  9. Affected versionversion=1.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

WEKA Media · INTEREST Security Scannerversion=1.0; version=1.1; version=1.2; version=1.3; version=1.4; version=1.5; version=1.6; version=1.7; version=1.8

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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