7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-7869
GnuTLS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

GnuTLS before 2017-02-20 has an out-of-bounds write caused by an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow related to the cdk_pkt_read function in opencdk/read-packet.c. This issue (which is a subset of the vendor's GNUTLS-SA-2017-3 report) is fixed in 3.5.10.

INFO

Published Date :

April 14, 2017, 4:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 5, 2018, 2:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7869 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 Gnu gnutls
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-2017-7869.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97040 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=420 Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/51464af713d71802e3c6d5ac15f1a95132a354fe Patch
https://www.gnutls.org/security.html Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7869 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2292 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=420 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=420 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/51464af713d71802e3c6d5ac15f1a95132a354fe No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/commit/51464af713d71802e3c6d5ac15f1a95132a354fe Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97040 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97040 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.gnutls.org/security.html No Types Assigned https://www.gnutls.org/security.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97040 [No Types Assigned]
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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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.54 }} 0.00%

score

0.73648

percentile

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