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CVE-2017-14696

Published: 24 October 2017

SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.8, 2016.11.x before 2016.11.8, and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication request.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the salt allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a special crafted file. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
salt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2017.7.4+dfsg1-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2017.7.4+dfsg1-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2017.7.4+dfsg1-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2017.7.4+dfsg1-1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

trusty
Released (0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (2016.11.2+ds-1)
xenial
Released (2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
zesty Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H