CVE-2017-1000487
Publication date 3 January 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discoverd that Plexus-utils incorrectly handled double quoted strings, An attacker could use this for command injection.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| plexus-utils | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:1.5.15-4+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
|
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| plexus-utils2 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.0.5-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |