CVE-2017-2780 - An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parsing functionali

CVE-2017-2780

Summary

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.

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:3.8.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:3.8.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.5 (as of 28-01-2023 - 01:28)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-787

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

bid	99249
misc	https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0276

Last major update

28-01-2023 - 01:28

Published

22-06-2017 - 21:29

Last modified

28-01-2023 - 01:28