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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b. This affects an unknown function of the component X.509 Certificate Parser. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-2782. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component X.509 Certificate Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the X509 certificate parsing functionality of InsideSecure MatrixSSL 3.8.7b. A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a length counter to overflow, leading to a controlled out of bounds copy operation. 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 shared 06/22/2017 by Aleksandar Nikolic with Cisco Talos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2782 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99249†). The entries VDB-102757 and VDB-102758 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• InsideSecure

Name

• MatrixSSL

Version

• 3.8.7b

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (Talos): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 103427
OpenVAS Name: MatrixSSL Multiple Vulnerabilities
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2016 🔍
12/01/2016 +162 days 🔍
06/22/2017 +203 days 🔍
06/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +1994 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-2782 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2782
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102759
SecurityFocus: 99249 - MatrixSSL 'X509' Certificate Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2017 09:44 AM
Updated: 12/08/2022 06:53 PM
Changes: 06/23/2017 09:44 AM (64), 10/19/2019 08:32 PM (5), 12/08/2022 06:53 PM (14)
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