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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-4981 · published 14 June 2017

CVE-2017-4981: Dell bsafe cert-c improper certificate validation vulnerability

Dell · Bsafe Cert C

EMC RSA BSAFE Cert-C before 2.9.0.5 contains a potential improper certificate processing vulnerability.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.5% · top 25.7% CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

EMC RSA BSAFE Cert-C before 2.9.0.5 contains a potential improper certificate processing vulnerability.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540720/30/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99044 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038695 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540720/30/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99044 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038695 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-4981), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-09). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.