CVE-2017-7860 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 14 Apr 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A heap-based buffer overflow in gRPC's address parsing allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2017-7860?

CVE-2017-7860 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Google gRPC before 2017-02-22 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the parse_unix function in core/ext/client_channel/parse_address.c.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7860?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Grpc Grpc.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7860?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-7860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7860, GHSA-j8v6-6xq3-6m4f, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7860.