CVE-2017-9434 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2017-06-05

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cryptopp:crypto\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18369	Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 5.6.5 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in zinflate.cpp in the Inflator filter.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4827-1	Crypto++ vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00472.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/06/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99007
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/commit/07dbcc3d9644b18e05c1776db2a57fe04d780965
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/414
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7IL5A6465IEPW5GAWGXB2ENJPFYVWTJM/

History

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Subscriptions

Cryptopp Crypto\+\+

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-05T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:11:00.383Z

Reserved: 2017-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9434

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-05T14:29:00.653

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-9434

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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