CVE-2017-2782

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 22, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMatrixssl

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parsing functionality of InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b. A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a length counter to overflow, leading to a controlled out of bounds copy operation. To trigger this vulnerability, a specially crafted x509 certificate must be presented to the vulnerable client or server application when initiating secure connection

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99249
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0278

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMtalos
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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