CVE-2017-2781

CRITICAL EPSS 81.6%
Published Jun 22, 20179y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jun 22, 2017 9y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
81.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
matrixsslmatrixssl3.8.7bany

References 2

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99249
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0277
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.