CVE-2017-8359

Public Exploit

Description

Google gRPC before 2017-03-29 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based use-after-free related to the grpc_call_destroy function in core/lib/surface/call.c.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.82% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory chromium.org Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=726 third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98280 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/10353 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8359?
CVE-2017-8359 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8359?
To fix CVE-2017-8359, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8359 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-8359 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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