Buffer overflow in Gnu Gnutls
CVE-2017-7869
GnuTLS before 2017-02-20 has an out-of-bounds write caused by an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow related to the cdk_pkt_read function in opencdk/read-packet.c. This issue (which is a subset of the vendor's GNUTLS-SA-2017-3…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (72.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Gnutls
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7869?
- CVE-2017-7869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gnutls, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7869?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.