CVE-2017-14971: Infocus Mondopad 2.2.08 is vulnerable to a Hashed Credential Disclosure vulnerability

Routine

MEDIUM 5.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2017-14971 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting infocus mondopad. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Infocus Mondopad 2.2.08 is vulnerable to a Hashed Credential Disclosure vulnerability. The attacker provides a crafted Microsoft Office document containing a link that has a UNC pathname associated with an attacker-controller server. In one specific scenario, the attacker provides an Excel spreadsheet, and the attacker-controller server receives the victim's NetNTLMv2 hash.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 41%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-200
Published	2017-10-09
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: infocuscorp

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-10-09 05:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:07 UTCUpdated Record last modified

infocuscorp infocus mondopad DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.2.08

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.2.08

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy infocus-mondopad || rpm -q infocus-mondopad || infocus-mondopad --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.2.08 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison infocus-mondopad sudo apt install infocus-mondopad=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.2.08> sudo apt-mark hold infocus-mondopad

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list infocus-mondopad sudo dnf downgrade infocus-mondopad-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.2.08> sudo dnf versionlock add infocus-mondopad

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-14971?

infocus mondopad: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-14971 being exploited?

CVE-2017-14971 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2017-14971 affect?

CVE-2017-14971 affects infocus mondopad. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). Infocus Mondopad 2.2.08 is vulnerable to a Hashed Credential Disclosure vulnerability. The attacker provides a crafted Microsoft Office document containing a link that has a UNC pathname associated with an attacker-controller server. In one

How urgent is CVE-2017-14971?

Priority 39/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

Microsoft Office vulnerabilities

References

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