CVE-2017-7555
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of escaped strings. Attacker could send crafted strings that would cause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-7555
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-08-17T19:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-12-09T02:29:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:augeas:augeas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.8.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949 | |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7555 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7555 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:09:29 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 20:00:30 | 2017-08-17T19:29Z | 2017-08-17T19:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 20:00:30 | 2017-12-09T02:29:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 20:00:30 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |