PT-2017-2886 · Matrixssl · Matrixssl

Published 2017-02-07 · Updated 2023-01-28 · CVE-2017-2780

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MatrixSSL versions 3.8.7b

Description The issue is caused by a heap buffer overflow in the X509 certificate parsing procedure of the MatrixSSL cryptographic library. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted x509 certificate to execute arbitrary code when a client or server application initiates a secure connection.

Recommendations For MatrixSSL version 3.8.7b, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02170

CVE-2017-2780

Affected Products

Matrixssl

References · 5

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0276 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2780 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02170 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99249 · Note