CVE-2017-2782 is an integer overflow vulnerability in InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b's X509 certificate parsing. A specially crafted X509 certificate can cause a length counter to overflow, leading to a controlled out-of-bounds memory copy. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high confidentiality and availability impact by presenting a malicious certificate during a secure connection initiation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/I:N/A:H
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