Heap-based buffer overflow in grpc - CVE-2017-7860
Published: July 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65661
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7860
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
grpc
grpc
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in parse_unix function in core/ext/client_channel/parse_address.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file the affected software, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7860
Install update from vendor's website.