InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b X.509 Certificate Parser memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component X.509 Certificate Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parsing functionality of InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b. A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a buffer overflow on the heap resulting in remote code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, a specially crafted x509 certificate must be presented to the vulnerable client or server application when initiating secure connection.
The bug was discovered 06/22/2016. The weakness was presented 06/22/2017 by Aleksandar Nikolic with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2781 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 365 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 102757 and 102759 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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OpenVAS ID: 103427
OpenVAS Name: MatrixSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
06/22/2016 🔍12/01/2016 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-2781 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 99249 - MatrixSSL 'X509' Certificate Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 06/23/2017 09:44Updated: 12/08/2022 18:45
Changes: 06/23/2017 09:44 (64), 10/19/2019 20:25 (5), 12/08/2022 18:45 (14)
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