CVE-2017-18588 json
Improper Certificate Validation in security-framework
published 2017-03-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-jqqr-c2r2-9cvr , RUSTSEC-2017-0003 , EUVD-2021-1782
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the security-framework crate before 0.1.12 for Rust. Hostname verification for certificates does not occur if ClientBuilder uses custom root certificates.
Patch / fix
- crates.io security-framework 0.1.12
- security-framework_project security-framework 0.1.12
- github.com/sfackler/rust-security-framework#27 pull request
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2017-0003.html advisory
Exploit prediction
0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| OSV | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | security-framework | <0.1.12 >=0.0.0-0, <0.1.12 |
0.1.12 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
References
-
rustsec.org
/advisories/RUSTSEC-2017-0003.html
web, patch, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
github.com
/sfackler/rust-security-framework/pull/27
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18588
advisory
-
github.com
/sfackler/rust-security-framework
package
-
crates.io
/crates/security-framework
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18588
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jqqr-c2r2-9cvr
- NVD CVE-2017-18588
- OSV RUSTSEC-2017-0003
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