CVE-2017-1000416 Other in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published 22 Jan 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A coding error in axTLS misinterprets specific UTCTime values, potentially allowing certificate validation bypasses or logic errors in TLS implementations.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-1000416?

CVE-2017-1000416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

axTLS version 1.5.3 has a coding error in the ASN.1 parser resulting in the year (19)50 of UTCTime being misinterpreted as 2050.

Weakness: CWE-193

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000416?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axtls Project Axtls.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000416?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1000416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1000416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56mf-wc59-ghx4.