CVE-2017-9431 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer overflow in the gRPC library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a 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-2017-9431?

CVE-2017-9431 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Google gRPC before 2017-04-05 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to core/lib/iomgr/error.c.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9431?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Grpc Grpc.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9431?

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-2017-9431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9431, GHSA-6q3h-fg8c-jqrj.

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