CVE-2017-9431 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Google gRPC versions prior to 2017-04-05, specifically within the core/lib/iomgr/error.c component. This flaw allows for an out-of-bounds write, carrying a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grpc:grpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.