#VU8487 Out-of-bounds read in OpenSSL - CVE-2017-3735

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#VU8487 Out-of-bounds read in OpenSSL - CVE-2017-3735

Published: August 28, 2017 / Updated: March 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8487
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3735
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSL
Software vendor:
OpenSSL Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to one-byte out-of-bounds read when parsing an IPAddressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate. A remote attacker can disguise text display of the certificate.


Remediation

Update to version 1.0.2m or 1.1.0g.

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