7.5

CVE-2017-3731: Truncated packet could crash via OOB read

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-3731UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3731DEBIAN-CVE-2017-3731
Published 04-05-2017Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-3731 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 57.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 57% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
57.32%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 9
DLA-814-1DSA-3773-1MGASA-2017-0042MGASA-2017-0390OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11126-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11127-1

Timeline

  1. 04-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

57.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 57.32% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine1 product
  • openssl< 1.0.2k-r0
Debian1 product
  • openssl< 1.1.0d-1
Nodejs1 product
  • node.js≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.1.2 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.7.3 | ≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.12.0 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.8.1 | ≥ 6.9.0, < 6.9.5 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.5.0
Openssl1 product
  • opensslEOLopenssl-1.1.0 | openssl-1.1.0a | openssl-1.1.0b | openssl-1.1.0c | openssl-1.0.2 | openssl-1.0.2a | openssl-1.0.2b | openssl-1.0.2c | openssl-1.0.2d | openssl-1.0.2e | openssl-1.0.2f | openssl-1.0.2g | openssl-1.0.2h | openssl-1.0.2i | openssl-1.0.2j | 1.1.0a | 1.1.0b | 1.1.0c | 1.0.2 | 1.0.2:beta1 | 1.0.2:beta2 | 1.0.2:beta3 | 1.0.2a | 1.0.2b | 1.0.2c | 1.0.2d | 1.0.2e | 1.0.2f | 1.0.2h | 1.0.2i | 1.0.2j
Ubuntu1 product
  • openssl< 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.22 | < 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.6

5 vendors · 5 products

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