CVE-2017-2781
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parsing functionality of InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b. A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a buffer overflow on the heap resulting in remote code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, a specially crafted x509 certificate must be presented to the vulnerable client or server application when initiating secure connection.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-2781
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-06-22T21:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-30T19:38:43
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:3.8.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0277 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99249 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2781 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2781 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 17:00:46 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 18:03:17 | 2017-06-22T21:29Z | 2017-06-22T21:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 18:03:17 | 2022-04-19T19:15:20 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 18:03:17 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-01-30 21:06:01 | 2023-01-30T19:38:43 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-30 21:06:01 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-01-30 21:06:01 | Weakness Enumeration | update |