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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-7860 · published 14 April 2017

CVE-2017-7860: Grpc out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Grpc · Grpc

Google gRPC before 2017-02-22 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the parse_unix function in core/ext/client_channel/parse_address.c.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 3.1% · top 12.6% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
3.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Google gRPC before 2017-02-22 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the parse_unix function in core/ext/client_channel/parse_address.c.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97695 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=661 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/9833 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97695 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=661 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/9833 PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-7860), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.