5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-9434
Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) Inflator Filter Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description

Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 5.6.5 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in zinflate.cpp in the Inflator filter.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-9434 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 Cryptopp crypto\+\+
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9434 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7IL5A6465IEPW5GAWGXB2ENJPFYVWTJM/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7IL5A6465IEPW5GAWGXB2ENJPFYVWTJM/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7IL5A6465IEPW5GAWGXB2ENJPFYVWTJM/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99007 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/2 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/414 No Types Assigned https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/414 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/07dbcc3d9644b18e05c1776db2a57fe04d780965 No Types Assigned https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/07dbcc3d9644b18e05c1776db2a57fe04d780965 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/2 [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.

0.19 }} 0.02%

score

0.55041

percentile

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