Is CVE-2017-7861 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-7861 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7861?

CVE-2017-7861 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.

Patch guidance is available from grpc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-7861.

Google gRPC before 2017-02-22 has an out-of-bounds write related to the gpr_free function in core/lib/support/alloc.c.

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.

grpc : grpc

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CVE-2017-7861. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2017-7861