CVE-2017-7892 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Sandstorm Cap'n Proto versions prior to 0.5.3.1. It allows remote attackers to crash 32-bit libcapnp applications due to a compiler optimization issue where pointer arithmetic calculations overflow, specifically when a crafted far pointer is present in a message. The attack vector is network-based with low complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and its primary impact is a denial of service (application crash). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:capnproto:capnproto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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