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CVE-2017-3731

Truncated packet could crash via OOB read

Description

If an SSL/TLS server or client is running on a 32-bit host, and a specific cipher is being used, then a truncated packet can cause that server or client to perform an out-of-bounds read, usually resulting in a crash. For OpenSSL 1.1.0, the crash can be triggered when using CHACHA20/POLY1305; users should upgrade to 1.1.0d. For Openssl 1.0.2, the crash can be triggered when using RC4-MD5; users who have not disabled that algorithm should update to 1.0.2k.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By openssl

  2. · 5 months later

    Published

  3. · 7 years later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-3731, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
57.3% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Affected products

  • OpenSSL · OpenSSL

    • affected openssl-1.1.0
    • affected openssl-1.1.0a
    • affected openssl-1.1.0b
    • affected openssl-1.1.0c
    • affected openssl-1.0.2
    • affected openssl-1.0.2a
    • affected openssl-1.0.2b
    • affected openssl-1.0.2c
    • affected openssl-1.0.2d
    • affected openssl-1.0.2e
    • affected openssl-1.0.2f
    • affected openssl-1.0.2g
    • affected openssl-1.0.2h
    • affected openssl-1.0.2i
    • affected openssl-1.0.2j

References

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Sources

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