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CVE-2017-2781 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0277	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99249	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0277	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99249	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
matrixssl matrixssl	3.8.7b
CPE cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:3.8.7b:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 30, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 19, 2022	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 29, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 27, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]