7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-5887
Starscream WebSocket SSL Pinning Bypass
Description

WebSocket.swift in Starscream before 2.0.4 allows an SSL Pinning bypass because pinning occurs in the stream function (this is too late; pinning should occur in the initStreamsWithData function).

INFO

Published Date :

April 6, 2017, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5887 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Starscream_project starscream
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-5887.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Apr/67
https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/commit/dbeb1190b8dcbff4f0b797f9e9d9b9b864d1f0d6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/releases/tag/2.0.4 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Apr/67
https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/commit/dbeb1190b8dcbff4f0b797f9e9d9b9b864d1f0d6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/releases/tag/2.0.4 Release Notes Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5887 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Apr/67
    Added Reference https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/commit/dbeb1190b8dcbff4f0b797f9e9d9b9b864d1f0d6
    Added Reference https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/releases/tag/2.0.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Apr/67 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/releases/tag/2.0.4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/releases/tag/2.0.4 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/commit/dbeb1190b8dcbff4f0b797f9e9d9b9b864d1f0d6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/daltoniam/Starscream/commit/dbeb1190b8dcbff4f0b797f9e9d9b9b864d1f0d6 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:starscream_project:starscream:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} -0.04%

score

0.42131

percentile

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