CVE-2017-9434
medium
CVSS v3
5.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.3
Description
Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) through 5.6.5 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in zinflate.cpp in the Inflator filter.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
63%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 6.0.0-2 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.6.4-7 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.6.4-7 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.6.4-7 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.6.4-7 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.6.4-7 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryptopp | crypto\+\+ | {"endIncluding":"5.6.4"} | |
References
- 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/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9434
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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