9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-20166
Ecto Nil Protection Mechanism Vulnerability
Description

Ecto 2.2.0 lacks a certain protection mechanism associated with the interaction between is_nil and raise.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 10, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-20166 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ecto_project ecto
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-2017-20166.

URL Resource
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xxx-fhc8-9qvq Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/commit/db55b0cba6525c24ebddc88ef9ae0c1c00620250 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/pull/2125 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/elixir-ecto/0m4NPfg_MMU

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-20166 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/elixir-ecto/0m4NPfg_MMU [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elixir-ecto/0m4NPfg_MMU
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xxx-fhc8-9qvq No Types Assigned https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xxx-fhc8-9qvq Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/commit/db55b0cba6525c24ebddc88ef9ae0c1c00620250 No Types Assigned https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/commit/db55b0cba6525c24ebddc88ef9ae0c1c00620250 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/pull/2125 No Types Assigned https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/pull/2125 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elixir-ecto/0m4NPfg_MMU No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elixir-ecto/0m4NPfg_MMU Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ecto_project:ecto:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.04%

score

0.62281

percentile

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