What is CVE-2017-9434?

CVE-2017-9434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cryptopp Crypto\+\+, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-9434?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Cryptopp Crypto\+\+

CVE-2017-9434

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (68.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cryptopp Crypto\+\+
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9434?: CVE-2017-9434 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cryptopp Crypto\+\+, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-9434?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.