CVE-2017-12424
Apache Shadow Buffer Overflow
Description
In shadow before 4.5, the newusers tool could be made to manipulate internal data structures in ways unintended by the authors. Malformed input may lead to crashes (with a buffer overflow or other memory corruption) or other unspecified behaviors. This crosses a privilege boundary in, for example, certain web-hosting environments in which a Control Panel allows an unprivileged user account to create subaccounts.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 4, 2017, 9:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 23, 2021, 8:02 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-12424 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-12424.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756630 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1266675 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/commit/954e3d2e7113e9ac06632aee3c69b8d818cc8952 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00020.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-16 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-12424 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-12424 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00020.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-16 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-16 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:shadow_project:shadow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:shadow_project:shadow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.5 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-16 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756630 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756630 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1266675 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/1266675 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/commit/954e3d2e7113e9ac06632aee3c69b8d818cc8952 No Types Assigned https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/commit/954e3d2e7113e9ac06632aee3c69b8d818cc8952 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:shadow_project:shadow:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12424 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12424
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.54 }} -0.10%
score
0.73877
percentile