Is CVE-2017-8020 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-8020 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8020?

CVE-2017-8020 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-8020?

Patch guidance is available from emc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-8020.

Fix CVE-2017-8020 - CRITICAL emc scaleio

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-8020?

4 products: emc scaleio, emc scaleio, emc scaleio, emc scaleio.

Description

An issue was discovered in EMC ScaleIO 2.0.1.x. A buffer overflow vulnerability in the SDBG service may potentially allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected server.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: EMC
Published: 11/28/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2017-8020

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