CVE-2017-4981 EMC RSA BSAFE Cert-C before 2.9.0.5 contains a potential improper certificate processing vulnerability.
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-4981 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-4981 is a high-severity vulnerability in RSA BSAFE Cert-C RSA BSAFE Cert-C version 2.9.0.5, published on 14 Jun 2017.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: RSA BSAFE Cert-C RSA BSAFE Cert-C version 2.9.0.5. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4981/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-4981?
CVE-2017-4981 is a high-severity vulnerability in RSA BSAFE Cert-C RSA BSAFE Cert-C version 2.9.0.5, published on 14 Jun 2017.
Official description
EMC RSA BSAFE Cert-C before 2.9.0.5 contains a potential improper certificate processing vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Bsafe Cert-C.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-4981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in RSA BSAFE Cert-C RSA BSAFE Cert-C version 2.9.0.5
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh3v-hf9j-x8x3.