Heap-based buffer overflow in grpc - CVE-2017-9431
Published: July 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65664
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9431
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in core/lib/iomgr/error.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
grpc
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How to mitigate CVE-2017-9431
Install updates from vendor's website.
grpc - update to 1.2.3
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