CVE-2017-7555
Publication date 17 August 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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augeas | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3
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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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3400-1
- Augeas vulnerability
- 21 August 2017