Is CVE-2017-7860 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-7860 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7860?

CVE-2017-7860 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-7860?

Patch guidance is available from grpc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-7860.

Fix CVE-2017-7860 - CRITICAL grpc grpc

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GRPC
Published: 4/14/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

grpc : grpc

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2017-7860. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2017-7860

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CVE-2017-7860 vulnerability