CVE-2017-20241
Heap overflow in Keysight IxChariot Endpoint allows unauthenticated remote crash or RCE.
Is CVE-2017-20241 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2017-20241 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2017-20241?
CVE-2017-20241 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-20241?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2017-20241. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2017-20241 affect?
CVE-2017-20241 affects Keysight IxChariot Endpoint < 9.5.102. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2017-20241?
Upgrade IxChariot Endpoint to 9.5.102+ and restrict network access to endpoints until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated remote heap overflow can crash the endpoint or enable remote code execution on vulnerable hosts.
Immediate action required
- affected< 9.5.102
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.