CVE-2017-7892
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
17/04/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
Sandstorm Cap'n Proto before 0.5.3.1 allows remote crashes related to a compiler optimization. A remote attacker can trigger a segfault in a 32-bit libcapnp application because Cap'n Proto relies on pointer arithmetic calculations that overflow. An example compiler with optimization that elides a bounds check in such calculations is Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.41). The attack vector is a crafted far pointer within a message.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:capnproto:capnproto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.3 (including) |
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