CVE-2017-2781 is a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability in InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b's X509 certificate parsing functionality. This flaw allows remote code execution when a specially crafted X509 certificate is presented during a secure connection. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, and the vulnerability has not garnered significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.8.7bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matrixssl:matrixssl:3.8.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.