CVE-2017-2779 — An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the RSRC segment parsin

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the RSRC segment parsing functionality of LabVIEW 2017, LabVIEW 2016, LabVIEW 2015, and LabVIEW 2014. A specially crafted Virtual Instrument (VI) file can cause an attacker controlled looping condition resulting in an arbit

01What is this vulnerability?

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the RSRC segment parsing functionality of LabVIEW 2017, LabVIEW 2016, LabVIEW 2015, and LabVIEW 2014. A specially crafted Virtual Instrument (VI) file can cause an attacker controlled looping condition resulting in an arbitrary null write. An attacker controlled VI file can be used to trigger this vulnerability and can potentially result in…

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-09-05T18:29:00.257
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• www.ni.com — http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/54099/en/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100519
• 0patch.blogspot.com — https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/0patching-rsrc-arbitrary-null-write.html
• www.talosintelligence.com — https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0273
• www.ni.com — http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/54099/en/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100519
• 0patch.blogspot.com — https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/0patching-rsrc-arbitrary-null-write.html
• www.talosintelligence.com — https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0273